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Bank lending, liquidity growth signal steady credit conditions in January

Bank lending and money supply continued to expand in January 2026, indicating steady credit conditions in the financial system, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). The latest data show that while credit growth remains strong, the pace of expansion has slightly moderated.

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Sunlight Air chooses precision over size aloft

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.

Agriculture

Digital portal speeds up farm loans for Negros farmers

Farmers in Negros Oriental are getting quicker access to government-backed farm loans with the rollout of a new digital system designed to simplify applications and approvals.

Corporate

FFCCCII turn classroom legacy into TikTok challenge

The Federation of Filipino Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. is bringing its decades-long classroom donation program to TikTok in a bid to engage younger audiences. 

Banking & Insurance

Filinvest Land Taps Banks For P11.6B Bonds

Filinvest Land Inc. has tapped a consortium of major banks to underwrite and arrange a planned bond offering of up to P11.57 billion, as the Gotianun Group’s property arm returns to the debt market to support expansion.
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Markets

US-Iran conflict sends oil prices soaring

Global oil markets swung violently Monday as the escalating conflict between the US and Iran disrupted one of the world’s most important energy corridors, briefly sending crude prices soaring before easing on hints the conflict might end soon.

Travel

Hotel101 opens Madrid hotel, boosts global expansion

Hotel101 Global Holdings Corp., the Nasdaq-listed hospitality arm of DoubleDragon Corp., has opened its first European property with the launch of Hotel101 Madrid, marking the international debut of a Filipino homegrown hotel brand.
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Energy

Food manufacturer installs rooftop solar to boost clean energy use

A Philippine food manufacturer has begun using renewable energy at its production facility in Cebu as part of efforts to improve efficiency and support cleaner operations.

Transport & Communications

Transport chief orders arrest of drivers who overcharge passengers

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has ordered stricter enforcement against public utility vehicle drivers who overcharge passengers as fuel prices continue to rise.
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Property

Filinvest Land Taps Banks For P11.6B Bonds

Filinvest Land Inc. has tapped a consortium of major banks to underwrite and arrange a planned bond offering of up to P11.57 billion, as the Gotianun Group’s property arm returns to the debt market to support expansion.

Environment

Inside tuna testes: Clues to ocean survival

Deep inside a tuna’s body lies a microscopic world that could help scientists—and fishers—better understand how these fast-swimming fish reproduce and survive in busy tropical seas.
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Technology

Fiber momentum fuels Converge earnings growth

Converge Information and Communications Technology Solutions Inc. kept its growth streak intact in 2025, posting double digit revenue gains as demand for fiber broadband remained strong across households and businesses.

Health & Science

Philippines bets big on American HIMS expansion

The Philippines is stepping up efforts to cement its position in the American healthcare ecosystem, accelerating its push into higher-value healthcare information management services (HIMS) through a new industry-led business mission to the US.
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Opinion

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

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.

NAIA Terminal shakeup tests airlines nerves

At Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the runway is not the only thing shifting. Airlines are now studying a government proposal to redraw the airport map itself, clustering carriers by business model in a sweeping terminal realignment. 

When safety grounds flights, bills soar

Gilbert had barely settled into his seat on a Friday evening flight bound for Manila, pleased to be heading home after several days of meetings in Mindanao. An hour later, the single-aisle jet remained parked on the tarmac at Francisco Bangoy International Airport, engines silent, cabin restless.

Smoke Without Fire, Markets Without Rules

When the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) discards its own scientific “endangerment finding,” it does more than revise a memo from 2009. It performs a kind of regulatory alchemy: turning greenhouse gases from legally recognized threats into political inconveniences.