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January 9, 2026
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PSEi
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0.44
All Shares
3,607.00
0.02
Financials
2,133.55
0.66
Industrial
9,066.24
0.17
Holding Firms
4,991.92
0.4
Services
2,554.64
1.03
Mining and Oil
16,300.56
0.7
Property
2,303.93
0.55

Industries

EDAC to set up electronics hub in New Clark City

MANILA, Philippines — A global manufacturer of electronic connectors has registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), setting up export-oriented operations in Tarlac and adding to the country’s electronics manufacturing...

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

From climbing vacuums to ‘cyber pets’: Some highlights of CES 2026

LAS VEGAS, United States —Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens,…

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Tourism & Transportation

Cebu Pacific @30: Celebrating the journey, not the destination

MANILA, Philippines — For years, airline brand videos have been near stand-ins for tourism promotion reels, highlighting their home country’s most marketable attractions, or sleek fleet…

Foreign News

EU and India say 'good progress' made towards trade deal

BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU and India’s trade chiefs said Friday after talks that they were getting closer to a trade deal between the 27-nation bloc…

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

Stocks shrug off mixed US jobs data to advance

NEW YORK, United States — Stock markets advanced Friday despite mixed US jobs data, while the Supreme Court held off from a widely-anticipated ruling on many…

Industry Movements

From climbing vacuums to ‘cyber pets’: Some highlights of CES 2026

LAS VEGAS, United States —Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens,…

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