Economy
State-firm Psalm gets no offer for Quezon City property
Oct 23, 2026

State-firm Psalm gets no offer for Quezon City property

MANILA, Philippines — The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (Psalm) failed to realize at least P11.09 billion from the planned sale of a portion of its Diliman property, after prosp...

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The Adoption Reality Gate: Why superior products die without behavioral strategy
Oct 23, 2026

The Adoption Reality Gate: Why superior products die without behavioral strategy

Authors’ Note: This is Step 2 of the six-step Strategy Logic Chain within the PILA Reasoning Stack (Problem, Insight, Logic, and Assumptions). Step 1, the Value Proposition, defines the value a compan...

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Visa eyes stablecoin rollout in PH 
Oct 23, 2026

Visa eyes stablecoin rollout in PH 

MANILA, Philippines — Global payments firm Visa is exploring stablecoin use cases with Philippine banks and fintechs as it seeks to reduce the cost and friction of cross-border payments, amid still li...

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Top brands honored at Inquirer–Statista Best Customer Service Awards
Oct 23, 2026

Top brands honored at Inquirer–Statista Best Customer Service Awards

MANILA, Philippines — Customer expectations are shifting faster than ever, and delivering a superior customer service experience has become a significant differentiator in business. A number of these ...

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Diesel pump prices up, gasoline down next week
Oct 23, 2026

Diesel pump prices up, gasoline down next week

Motorists are set to see another round of mixed movements in pump prices next week, according to an oil industry source....

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Gov’t budget deficit nearly unchanged in September
Oct 22, 2026

Gov’t budget deficit nearly unchanged in September

Updated at 9:30 p.m. on October 22, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — The national government’s budget deficit exceeded its nine-month program by more than P97 billion, even as the fiscal gap stayed nearly f...

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ASEAN Must Improve Investment Readiness to Accelerate Energy Transition
Oct 22, 2026

ASEAN Must Improve Investment Readiness to Accelerate Energy Transition

ASEAN's renewable energy transition will depend not only on the availability of financing but also on the region's ability to convert opportunities into investment-ready projects that can attract priv...

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DOF eyes general tax amnesty bill by year-end
Oct 22, 2026

DOF eyes general tax amnesty bill by year-end

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Finance (DOF) is hoping to file the long-delayed general tax amnesty program in Congress by the end of the year, according to Finance Undersecretary Rolando Lig...

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PSEi snaps 5-day rally on profit-taking
Oct 22, 2026

PSEi snaps 5-day rally on profit-taking

MANILA, Philippines — Local stocks retreated on Thursday as investors locked in gains after a five-day rally and awaited the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy decision. The benchmark Philippin...

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Biz group seeks return of P1.76-B EDSA Busway funds
Oct 22, 2026

Biz group seeks return of P1.76-B EDSA Busway funds

MANILA, Philippines — The influential Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) has formally asked the Senate to restore the P1.756-billion budget for the EDSA Busway, which received zero fundin...

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