Economy
Suspended DICT exec denies wrongdoing in P1.5-B contracts
Oct 22, 2026

Suspended DICT exec denies wrongdoing in P1.5-B contracts

MANILA, Philippines — Embattled Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. has denied allegations of conflict of interest involving government contracts worth more than...

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Coconut products tagged for exports to Africa
Oct 22, 2026

Coconut products tagged for exports to Africa

The Department of Agriculture  is looking to open export opportunities for coconut products in West Africa, following the shipment of young coconuts to Liberia....

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RFM readies dry powder for potential acquisitions
Oct 22, 2026

RFM readies dry powder for potential acquisitions

Food and beverage company RFM Corp. is staying ready for acquisition opportunities, keeping deployable cash even as it continues to reward shareholders with  large amount of dividends....

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Mitsubishi’s bet at the helm in Philippines
Oct 22, 2026

Mitsubishi’s bet at the helm in Philippines

Noriaki Hirakata made a career out of scrutinizing automotive companies from the outside, analyzing business performance and offering recommendations on what automakers should do....

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Is cyber resilience enough?
Oct 22, 2026

Is cyber resilience enough?

A tito in Quezon City gets a text on his lunch break. The sender name reflects the government agency, and the message says he has an unsettled violation. The website he taps looks official and takes h...

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Israeli tech exec joins Dito board
Oct 22, 2026

Israeli tech exec joins Dito board

An Israeli businessman who changed his name to conceal property fraud in the US has joined the board of Davao-based businessman Dennis Uy’s Dito CME Holdings Inc....

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DA seeks restructured livestock, poultry budget
Oct 22, 2026

DA seeks restructured livestock, poultry budget

he Department of Agriculture  is seeking P15 billion in funding for the livestock and poultry sector as it adjusts its financing strategy amid delays in the rollout of a competitiveness fund meant to ...

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Sta. Lucia borrowing P7 billion for expansion
Oct 22, 2026

Sta. Lucia borrowing P7 billion for expansion

Sta. Lucia Land Inc., the flagship property development arm of the Robles and Santos families’ Sta. Lucia Group, intends to borrow over P7 billion from local financial institutions to refinance existi...

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Sec Vince gets defensive
Oct 22, 2026

Sec Vince gets defensive

Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Vince Dizon is a very busy man, so much so that he  spent less than 20 minutes at the infrastructure forum arranged by the Economic Journalists Associ...

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DOF fine-tuning tax amnesty bill
Oct 22, 2026

DOF fine-tuning tax amnesty bill

The Department of Finance  is still fine-tuning a proposed tax amnesty bill, which it aims to file with the House of Representatives within the year, according to Finance Undersecretary Rolando Ligon ...

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