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Remittances climb in May, fueling household spending and domestic growth 

Money sent home by overseas Filipinos continued its upward trajectory in May, providing a steady lifeline to millions of households and giving a welcome boost to the broader economy.

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Visayas roots, Singapore routes: Top Line redraws its map

Singapore is no longer just a distant dot on Top Line Business Development Corp.’s growth chart. It has become a very literal marker of how far the company has travelled in 12 years, from a Visayas-based real estate developer to an emerging energy player now thinking in global supply routes.

Agriculture

DA lifts FMD-related meat import ban on Hungary

The Department of Agriculture has lifted a temporary ban on imports of foot and mouth disease-susceptible animals and their products from Hungary, following approval through Department Circular No. 34 signed on July 8.

Corporate

The only race where plastic bottles keep running

At most fun runs, the only thing getting recycled is the promise, "I'll start training next week." At the fifth Vermosa Green Run in Cavite, plastic bottles stole the spotlight by proving they deserved a second lap.

Banking & Insurance

Citicore taps Landbank to accelerate solar expansion

Citicore Renewable Energy Corp. (CREC) has secured a P4.05-billion project finance loan from Land Bank of the Philippines to build two embedded solar power projects in Central Luzon, expanding clean energy capacity while helping electric cooperatives deliver more reliable and potentially cheaper electricity.
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Markets

Earnings season tests market amid rate concerns

Philippine shares are expected to trade cautiously in the coming weeks as the second-quarter earnings season begins, shifting investors' focus from recent market gains to whether corporate profits can withstand persistent inflation, the prospect of further monetary tightening, and rising geopolitical risks.

Travel

Philippine brands, GI products shine at WIPO showcase

The Philippines is using this year's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) General Assembly in Geneva to promote its globally recognized brands, geographical indication (GI) products and cultural heritage, underscoring how intellectual property can drive tourism, strengthen local enterprises and create new economic opportunities.
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Energy

Meralco, UPEEP training engineers for solar, nuclear energy future

Manila Electric Company (Meralco), led by Manuel V. Pangilinan, has signed a cooperation agreement with the United Professional Electrical Engineers of the Philippines (UPEEP) to raise professional standards in electrical engineering.

Transport & Communications

Cebu Pacific taps Starlink for sky connectivity

Cebu Pacific, the budget carrier brand of the Gokongwei’s listed Cebu Air Inc., is taking a major leap in inflight connectivity, announcing plans to equip its fleet with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet beginning in 2027, becoming the first low-cost airline in Southeast Asia to offer the service.
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Property

Government bets P140 million on bigger World Trade Center

The government is stepping up its push to capture a larger share of the lucrative meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) market, injecting an additional P140 million into the expansion of the World Trade Center Metro Manila (WTCMM) to strengthen the country's business tourism infrastructure.

Environment

Philippines wins first $6.78M GCF-2 grant in Asia-Pacific

The Philippines has become the first country in Asia and the Pacific to secure readiness funding under the Green Climate Fund's (GCF) second replenishment cycle, winning a USD6.78 million grant that is expected to strengthen its ability to attract larger climate investments in the years ahead.
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Technology

Health & Science

Tiny treeshrew delivers big clues about Mindanao’s forests 

Some forest heroes don't announce themselves. They don't roar, flash brilliant plumage, or tower above the canopy. They slip through the undergrowth, light on their feet and easy to overlook. The Mindanao treeshrew is one of them.
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Opinion

Cockfighting returns to New World, history refuses to stay caged

Cockfighting has always occupied a peculiar corner of the Filipino psyche. It is at once sport, spectacle, business, culture—and depending on whom you ask, either cherished heritage or a tradition overdue for reckoning.

Phoenix pumps more assets into the recovery tank

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Upper-middle income, yet many Filipinos still feel left behind

The Philippines has earned an economic promotion. The World Bank now classifies it as an upper-middle-income economy, a milestone reached after years of growth and a steady post-pandemic recovery under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

The great fork heist and other national priorities

At long last, the public can sleep soundly. The National Capital Region Police Office has announced the arrest of a 43-year-old man accused of attempting to make off with 26 forks and seven silver spoons from a Manila hotel—the estimated value of the alleged loot is P12,658.14.