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Industries

BDO lends P30B for Prime Infra’s gas takeover

BDO Unibank, Inc. remains a major funding partner of the power sector, with its latest backing enabling the Razon Group to push for the P50-billion takeover of natural gas assets...

Finance

PSEi rises as UN paints rosy picture

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) gained more ground at the end of the trading week amid boosted investor optimism. This, as a United Nations report showed...

Consumer & Retail

Japan's Marubeni buys UK's Gola in retro trainer push

Japan's Marubeni buys UK's Gola in retro trainer push

TOKYO, Japan — Marubeni, which is backed by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, said it had bought British heritage sportswear brand Gola as the trading house moves…

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Pope Leo on AI 

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Tourism & Transportation

PAL infotainment soars high with ‘teleserye’ flight safety video

MANILA, Philippines — In-flight safety videos, despite their importance, are often a bore, especially for frequent flyers. Routinary and repetitive, they usually involve cabin crew demonstrating…

PAL begins Cebu-Guam service

Foreign News

Philippine foreign reserves top 2025 BSP estimate

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines closed 2025 with foreign reserves that surpassed the central bank’s own forecasts, buoyed by record gold holdings as a surge…

Economy

Graft fallout seen to keep PH growth below 6% until 2027

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is unlikely to hit average growth of 6 percent or more until at least 2027, ANZ Research said, citing…

Communications

SEC clears La Union power utility’s public offering

MANILA, Philippines — A La Union-based power utility has obtained the corporate regulator’s green light for its P272-million direct public offering (DPO). The Securities and…

Industry Movements

When AI feels real: How Philippine businesses must rethink customer experience in 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Artificial intelligence (AI) transparency will become an enforceable consumer right as the AI identity crisis deepens. The AI identity crisis is here.…

AI can help curb corruption

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