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Visayas grid on yellow alert as supply tightens

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas grid was placed on yellow alert Monday afternoon as outages and higher demand squeezed reserves, raising the risk of power interruptions for households. In an...

Finance

PSEi extends slide on Middle East woes

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine stocks slipped further on Monday as escalating tensions in the Middle East, high oil prices and rising local treasury yields kept investors on the sidelines. The benchmark...

Consumer & Retail

Puregold marks 28th year with bigger household push

Puregold marks 28th year with bigger household push

MANILA, Philippines —Puregold Price Club Inc. is enhancing ties with Filipino households as it marks its 28th year, fueled by higher consumer spending that boosted…

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Tourism & Transportation

Grab takes the reins of fintech Atome Financial

MANILA, Philippines — Grab is deepening its push into financial services with a $1.49-billion deal to acquire a controlling stake in Atome Financial, the Singapore-based buy…

Foreign News

PH, WTO-backed push for LDC private investment framework

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Philippine government and a World Trade Organization (WTO)-backed global initiative are developing a cooperation framework to channel private-sector investments into least…

Peso closes in on 63:1$

Economy

BMI cuts 2026 PH growth outlook to 3.3% on infra woes

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is unlikely to mount a meaningful recovery in the third quarter amid renewed scrutiny of the flood control corruption…

Communications

US-backed subsea cable network eyes PH link

MANILA, Philippines — The US plans to connect Thailand to the US through a submarine cable network that includes Manila, avoiding security risk areas like the…

Industry Movements

Forex gains boosted BSP 4-month profit to P100B

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) saw its profits breach P100 billion in the January to April period, as a sharp decline in…

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