Economy
Philippines infrastructure spending slows down in August
Oct 25, 2026

Philippines infrastructure spending slows down in August

State infrastructure spending took another hit in August as ongoing project bidding and uncashed checks weighed on disbursements by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), while flooding a...

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MGEN mulls bid for 232 megawatt Mindanao coal plant
Oct 25, 2026

MGEN mulls bid for 232 megawatt Mindanao coal plant

Meralco PowerGen Corp. (MGEN) may consider bidding for Mindanao’s first coal-fired power plant, seeing an opportunity in the region’s growing electricity demand....

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DA eyes PPP for P80 billion farm-to-market roads
Oct 25, 2026

DA eyes PPP for P80 billion farm-to-market roads

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to place about P80 billion worth of farm-to-market roads (FMR) under public-private partnership (PPP) to hasten the construction of farm roads in rural ar...

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Stocks turn sights on Fed
Oct 25, 2026

Stocks turn sights on Fed

The local stock exchange is headed to another week of vulnerability, as investors keep an eye out on another policy-setting meeting of the US Federal Reserve, though most analysts predict rates would ...

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Sustainability makes cents for SM Investments
Oct 25, 2026

Sustainability makes cents for SM Investments

Green, as they say, is the color of money and nature....

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Special Report: Philippine Airlines during the COVID pandemic
Oct 25, 2026

Special Report: Philippine Airlines during the COVID pandemic

Within weeks, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the world into a deep public health and economic crisis that devastated global aviation, laid waste to economies and killed millions of people....

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Government billed P1.8 billion for railway delays
Oct 25, 2026

Government billed P1.8 billion for railway delays

A change in railway strategy is becoming more imminent for the Department of Transportation (DOTr), as delays in big-ticket projects have required the payment of P1.8 billion to lenders....

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Emerging debt outruns Treasuries as rich-world fiscal fears grow
Oct 25, 2026

Emerging debt outruns Treasuries as rich-world fiscal fears grow

‘The whole dynamic is changing,’ says one analyst...

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Up to 12,000 jobs at risk if UBS relocates: Swiss workers’ association
Oct 25, 2026

Up to 12,000 jobs at risk if UBS relocates: Swiss workers’ association

The Swiss parliament is set to discuss how much capital the bank must hold to back its foreign subsidiaries...

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SGX’s new ETFs offer Asia, global exposure, but broad baskets can hide risk
Oct 25, 2026

SGX’s new ETFs offer Asia, global exposure, but broad baskets can hide risk

Fees and currencies can affect returns, while single-country and AI funds carry concentration hazards...

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