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Philcement Mindanao plant starts commissioning, targets November launch

Philcement Mindanao Corp. is commissioning its P2-billion cement plant in Davao del Norte this month, with full operations targeted in October and a formal launch in November, adding up to two million metric tons of annual capacity to Mindanao’s construction materials market.

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iPeople targets 200,000 students with global expansion push

iPeople, the listed Yuchengco-Ayala education joint venture, is pursuing an expansion strategy built around international partnerships, new campuses and facilities, sustainability-focused programs, and deeper artificial intelligence integration as it aims to nearly triple its student population to 200,000.

Agriculture

Tiu Laurel urges ASEAN-India cooperation on food security risks

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. called for stronger ASEAN-India collaboration Wednesday at the Ninth ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry, warning that geopolitical tensions, climate shocks, and volatile farm input costs threaten regional food supplies.

Corporate

Globe steps up 917 GDay 2026 rewards with G Raffle Rush comeback

Globe amplifies customer appreciation this 917 GDay 2026 through the return of G Raffle Rush, offering prizes ranging from daily essentials and treats to travel packages, a brand-new BYD Atto 2 DM-i Premium car, and Avida residential properties including a house and lot and a one-bedroom condo unit.

Banking & Insurance

BSP co-chairs ASEAN Capital Account Liberalization meeting, advances regional financial integration goals

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Bank of the Lao PDR jointly led the 52nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Committee on Capital Account Liberalization (WC-CAL) held August 19–20, 2026, in Kuala Lumpur.
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Markets

PSEi tests 6,100 as peso volatility clouds momentum

The PSEi is knocking on 6,100—but whether it can break higher may depend on how the peso holds up as geopolitical tensions, dollar demand and shifting rate expectations add to market uncertainty.

Travel

The Country Place offers extended Baguio stays for groups

Baguio has a way of making visitors want to linger. The cool mountain air, pine-scented mornings, coffee stops, and leisurely walks can make a quick weekend feel almost too short.
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Energy

Meralco cuts rates for second consecutive month

Customers of Manila Electric Company (Meralco) are set to benefit from back-to-back rate reductions as the utility announced another decrease of P0.0409 per kWh in the electricity rate this September.

Transport & Communications

Gov’t seeks Australia partners to help modernize national transport system

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is seeking partnerships with the Australian government and Australian companies to help modernize the Philippines’ transportation system.
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Property

Anflo pitches investment-ready Mindanao for global supply chains

The Anflo Group is pitching Mindanao as an investment-ready manufacturing base for global supply chains, pointing to the region’s resources, industrial infrastructure, and growing investor interest as it works to overcome lingering perceptions about the island.

Environment

Maya goes for fully recycled plastic cards, launches Bukad  special edition

Maya has completed its shift to 100 percent recycled plastic for all newly produced wallet cards—beating its year-end target—while unveiling the nature-inspired Bukad Card with Filipino artist Raxenne Maniquiz.
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Technology

USTDA backs Subic ship repair, nationwide AI Wi-Fi projects

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) is two Philippine infrastructure projects that could expand ship repair capacity in Subic Bay and bring AI-enhanced public Wi-Fi to thousands of sites nationwide.

Health & Science

Adarna expands Filipino content through Canva 

Adarna House is taking its Filipino children’s content beyond books through a partnership with digital design platform Canva, creating a new channel for its stories and learning materials to reach students, teachers and families.
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Opinion

The math behind Duterte’s impeachment vote

The math, more than politics, may hold the key to Vice President Sara Duterte’s political future. And the numbers could be settled within the next two weeks, when the Senate, sitting as an impeachment tribunal, decides which denominator should be used in determining the votes needed for conviction or acquittal.

Sid Consunji plots a scholarship fund with staying power

A scholarship can cover tuition. It cannot necessarily cover lunch, the commute to school, or the other daily expenses that can make staying in college a financial juggling act.

No story is worth a reporter’s life

It was drilled into generations of journalists that no story is worth your life. Tell the story. Do not become the story.

Senate finally remembers it is an impeachment court

Eight weeks into the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte, the Senate impeachment court has rediscovered a useful legal principle. People involved in a trial should probably stop trying the case everywhere except the courtroom.