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World Bank $1B financing targets Philippine farm transformation

At least five million Filipino farmers are poised to benefit from a USD1-billion World Bank financing package aimed at accelerating a nationwide shift toward higher productivity, diversification, and climate resilience—an overhaul long seen as critical to stabilizing food supply and rural incomes.
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Sunlight Air chooses precision over size aloft

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In an aviation industry often driven by scale and speed, Sunlight Air is taking a more measured route. The boutique carrier is building its business around efficiency, discipline, and destination depth, convinced that smarter operations can deliver both commercial returns and environmental gains.

PSAC urges stronger funding for Philippines startups 

Tariffs rattle, AI thrives: Gruppo EMS builds ahead 

Aboitiz focus on industry, townships follow jobs

SteelAsia bets big on green steel

Boeing deepens strategy cuts as operations take center-stage – sources

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Agriculture

Agriculture

Price Council backs DA-proposed temporary price cap on imported rice

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The National Price Coordinating Council NPCC has endorsed the imposition of a P50 per kilo price ceiling on imported rice as surging global oil prices driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continue to push up food costs in the Philippines.

DA chief assures farmers, fishers can buy fuel in containers amid energy emergency 

Imported rice prices may be capped soon, pending Malacanang order

Gov’t invests P168-M in Isabela farms to lower costs, lift incomes

Gov’t moves to tamp rice prices with P50 per kilo ceiling

DA turns over P67.63M rice processing system to boost income of 5,500 Narra farmers

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Corporate Bulletins

Women powering infrastructure, building futures together

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Aboitiz InfraCapital is not just building airports, water systems, and digital backbones. It is building them better by putting women firmly in the driver’s seat.

Robinsons Retail exits bourse after years of undervaluation

Security Bank opens new branches in Zambales and Batangas

Rising oil, war fallout push PH packaging costs higher

New Honda chief shifts gears toward value

Filinvest boosts spending to P27.6B, focuses on power and real estate

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Banking & Insurance

Banking & Insurance

RCBC, SSS launch digital loan access push

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Rizal Commercial Banking Corp, (RCBC), the banking unit of the Yuchengco Group, and the state-owned pension fund Social Security System (SSS) are rolling out a new digital microloan offering aimed at expanding access to affordable credit while curbing reliance on informal lenders.

BSP flags fake online article using governor’s identity

Prolonged Middle East conflict threatens Asia growth outlook

Monetary Board holds interest rate steady amid inflation risks 

GSIS launches solar loan program for government workers

BSP wins international awards for public education campaigns

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Robinsons Retail exits bourse after years of undervaluation

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A dozen years after its market debut, Robinsons Retail Holdings, Inc. (RRHI) is heading for an exit from the Philippine Stock Exchange, as its board backs a voluntary tender offer by controlling shareholder JE Holdings, Inc.

East Coast Vulcan plans restructuring, fundraising moves

RRHI exits No Brand outlets, refocuses portfolio strategy

Filipinos browse fashion, buy essentials in online sale event

FINEX urges deeper markets to sustain growth

Broker board term limits gain strong backing

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Travel

Travel & Tourism

MPTC activates Holy Week traffic plan nationwide

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Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) is rolling out its “Biyaheng Arangkada” motorist assistance program from March 27 to April 6, 2026, bracing for the annual Holy Week travel surge.

PTAA backs airlines, urges tax relief measures

Filipinos favor meaningful, budget travel in 2026

Philippine travel firms show resilience amid slowdown

Philippines clinches P925M ITB Berlin deals

Laiya residents seek Meralco help to bolster growth

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Energy & Mining

Meralco steps up wire clearing in Antipolo ahead of Holy Week

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The Manila Electric Company (Meralco) has intensified its wire-clearing operations near Antipolo Cathedral in preparation for Holy Week.

SP New Energy seeks rebrand, ticker change to MGENR

Alsons revenues climb as power demand strengthens

Vivant earnings grow on energy, water expansion

Nickel sector seeks incentives, zones for competitiveness

Prime Energy confirms major gas boost from Malampaya expansion

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Transport & Communications

Transport & Logistics

NAIA expects over 1.35 million travelers during Holy Week rush

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The New NAIA Infra Corp. (NNIC) is expecting more than 1.35 million passengers to pass through Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) during the Holy Week travel period from March 28 to April 5.

Fuel price surge nudges EV shift debate

Greenstrum, Huawei partner to accelerate EV charging rollout 

New NAIA off-ramp cuts travel time by up to 25 minutes

Cebu Pacific rolls out discounted seats despite higher airline costs

Airbus tests digital system to improve forest firefighting aircraft

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Property

SMHCC bets big on Cebu MICE hub

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SM Hotels and Conventions Corporation (SMHCC) is ramping up efforts to position the Philippines as a stronger player in the global meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) market, anchored on the upcoming launch of SMX Convention Center Seaside Cebu.

CREIT posts steady earnings on long leases

SM malls to shorten amid oil shock

Biz Hub at LIMA emerges as central business district

South Korean firm to build Clark luxury project

Ayala appoints new urban estates head, expands health chief role

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Communications & Technology

APECO, InfiniVAN pact targets data center hub

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The Aurora Pacific Economic Zone and Freeport Authority (APECO) has signed a memorandum of understanding with InfiniVAN Inc. to accelerate digital infrastructure development, a move officials say could position the ecozone as a competitive destination for data center investments.

New open-source tool lets enterprises see inside AI decision making

Airbus tests digital system to improve forest firefighting aircraft

Alliance Select reports cyber incident, contains risks

Globe activates emergency plan to keep network running nationwide

PLDT Enterprise renews partnership with First Philippine Industrial Park

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Health & Science

Education, Health & Science

BOC, DTI seize P1.4B illicit vapes

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Authorities have confiscated up to P1.4 billion worth of illicit vaporized nicotine products in a warehouse raid in Navotas City, marking one of the largest recent enforcement actions against the country’s underground vape trade.

Higher cigarette taxes, bigger warning labels may push more Filipinos to quit – study

Meycauayan River microbes ‘eat’ plastic, may hold cancer cure

Asian Eye Institute expands Trinoma branch with new surgical suite

Mount Grace hospitals shift to renewable energy

St. Luke’s Global City expands services, cuts waiting time

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Opinion

Fuel crisis or policy gap?

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Airline executives were caught off guard when President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. warned that Philippine carriers may be forced to cut flights—or even ground planes—due to a possible jet fuel shortage tied to the escalating U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran.

Choked Hormuz puts global food supply at risk

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Food, not fuel, may prove the first and most immediate casualty of the Middle East conflict as disruption grips the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow sea lane with an outsized role in feeding the world.

Eala storms toward WTA’s elite circle

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The desert—both in Dubai and Indian Wells—has been kind to Alex Eala.

Luzviminda’s daughters: Steel, silk, sovereignty, spotlight

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If you want to understand the Philippines, resist the temptation to start with its strongmen and their statues. Begin instead with its women, the quiet architects of its revolutions, the steady hands at the tiller when storms arrive.
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