The Manila Times · Business

Guangdong’s foreign trade surges 20.5%

THE foreign trade of Guangdong province, the country’s manufacturing and transportation hub, stood at 6.49 trillion yuan ($960 billion) in the first seven months of the year, rising 20.5 percent year on year and…

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Rappler · Business

Want to buy GCash shares? How retail investors can join the IPO

Here’s what you need to know about the offer period and what to consider before deciding whether to buy

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GMA News Online · Business

AMLC exec: Firm linked to VP Sara's husband had P1.2 billion in covered, suspicious transactions

Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura on Tuesday said that Cale88 Foods Corporation, a company linked to Mans Carpio, husband of Vice President Sara Duterte, had aggregate…

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Rappler · Business

[Puso at Diwa] When AMLC’s financial intelligence speaks

The appropriate response to AMLC Executive Director Ronel Buenaventura's testimony is not to demonize the institution but to examine the numbers

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GMA News Online · Business

Mynt clarifies P10 per share was never the planned IPO price

GCash parent Mynt Inc. on Tuesday clarified that the earlier reported P10 per share price for its initial public offering (IPO) was just for regulatory purposes only.

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The Manila Times · Business

Rising electricity demand deepens Southeast Asia's energy security concerns, IEA reports says

BANGKOK — Risks to Southeast Asia's energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly rising demand for electricity, according to an International Energy Agency report…

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GMA News Online · Business

Very strong El Niño not enough reason to hike commodity prices -- DA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Tuesday that the threat of a very strong El Niño, which may persist until the first half of 2027, is not enough reason to raise commodity prices as the country supposedly has…

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GMA News Online · Business

PH financial markets weaken as September inflation hits 7.2%

Philippine financial markets closed weaker on Tuesday as market players digested government data showing inflation accelerating to 7.2% in September, matching the fastest pace in more than three years and above market…

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The Manila Times · Business

Four Filipina CEOs make Fortune’s Asia power list

MANILA, Philippines — Four Filipino women executives have been named among Fortune’s 100 Most Powerful Women in Asia for 2026, with Mynt President and CEO Martha Sazon ranking highest among the Philippine contingent at…

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GMA News Online · Business

PH agri exports decline by 26.1% in August 2026 --PSA

The country"s agricultural export revenue slumped to US$554.7 million in August of this year, the lowest since January 2024, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed.

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GMA News Online · Business

PH rice stocks drop by 8% in September 2026 - PSA

The country"s total rice stocks inventory dropped to 1.91 million metric tons (MT) as of September as the country prepares for what is expected to be a severe El Niño in the coming months, data from the Philippine…

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Philstar · Business

Mynt offers real-time IPO allocation starting at 100 shares for GStocks PH users via GCash

The IPO shares will be available directly in the GCash app through GStocks PH

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GMA News Online · Business

Consumer groups warn vs Manila 'port holiday'

Consumer groups on Tuesday raised alarm over a "truck holiday" or “port holiday” to protest against congestion and other logistics issues, saying this could end up hurting more consumers.

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GMA News Online · Business

DA seeks higher corn import limit as El Niño threatens supply

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pushing to expand the country"s minimum access volume (MAV) for corn to 500,000 metric tons (MT) to help cushion hog and poultry producers from potentially higher feed costs amid…

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Philstar · Business

Pinoy creator Vee Camallere showcases CapCut Director Mode for AI filmmaking in Singapore

At CapCut World Singapore, CapCut presented how CapCut Video Studio brings these stages into one connected workspace.

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GMA News Online · Business

UK's Revolut working to secure digital banking license for PH entry

Global fintech giant Revolut is now working to secure a digital banking license from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to offer its full suite of financial products in the Philippines.

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GMA News Online · Business

Robinsons Land takes part in Pag-IBIG's 4PH as partner developer

Robinsons Land takes part in Pag-IBIG"s 4PH as partner developer

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Philstar · Business

Philippine inflation jumps to 7.2% in September 2026

The Philippine Statistics Agency reported on Tuesday, October 6 that the country’s headline inflation rate had risen sharply compared to August’s 6.1% record.

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GMA News Online · Business

Vista Land turns over house to children of late OFW in Palawan

Villar-led Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc. has turned over a house and lot in Palawan to the five children of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died of cancer in 2021, the property developer said Tuesday.

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GMA News Online · Business

DA seeks P300-M budget for ube production expansion

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is seeking P300 million in funding to expand ube production by 1,000 hectares as it seeks to meet surging global demand for the purple root crop.

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Rappler · Business

Is a second, stickier inflation wave taking shape?

There is also the elephant in the room: the looming 'super' El Niño.

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GMA News Online · Business

Casino Plus enters content partnership with game developer Peter & Sons

Digital gaming firm Casino Plus has entered into a strategic content partnership with international game developer Peter & Sons to bring select gaming titles from the Yerevan- and Barcelona-based gaming studio to…

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GMA News Online · Business

GCash allots first 100 Mynt shares to its users via GStocks PH

Mobile wallet GCash is offering its GStocks PH feature users with the first 100 shares of its parent, Mynt Inc."s initial public offering (IPO) stakes.

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Philstar · Business

PNP awards Unilab for expanding access to Police Health Care

The award acknowledged the company’s steadfast support for the PNP’s health initiatives.

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Philstar · Business

Price Tracker: Oil, fuel monitor for October 6-12

Diesel prices down; kerosene, gasoline up this week.

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The Manila Times · Business

Food, transport energy push inflation up to 7.2% in Sept

MANILA, Philippines — Higher prices of key food items, along with rising transport and energy costs, drove inflation higher last month, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday. Consumer price growth…

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GMA News Online · Business

Inflation snaps four-month easing, accelerates to 7.2% in September 2026

The Philippines" inflation rate accelerated in September 2026, cutting short a four-month deceleration streak, due to faster increases in food and utilities costs during the period, the Philippine Statistics Authority…

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Rappler · Business

Inflation soars to 7.2% as food, fuel prices climb in September 2026

The latest surge in inflation marks the end of a disinflation trend that brought the rate down for four straight months from the 7.2% also recorded in April

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Rappler · Business

The secret to the Lopez family’s enduring control of ABS-CBN

Why are the Lopezes still calling the shots at ABS-CBN even as an outsider pays most of its rescue?

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The Manila Times · Business

BOC: January-September revenues hit record P757B

STRONGER monitoring, improved valuation and assessment, and intensified action against smuggling helped the Bureau of Customs (BOC) raise a record P757.4 billion in the first nine months of 2026. Preliminary data from…

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The Manila Times · Business

AMRO again lowers PH growth forecasts

THE Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has further lowered its growth forecasts for the Philippines, citing the impact of higher oil prices, rising inflation and domestic headwinds. In an update to its…

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GMA News Online · Business

GLOBAL MARKETS: Oil prices ease as exports increase

Oil prices fell on Monday after crude exports from the Middle East increased and the Group of Seven nations pledged to boost supplies, though selling was limited by disruption fears.

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The Manila Times · Business

Disconnection relief extended with limits

THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) will extend its “no disconnection” policy to the end of the year but will limit the relief to customers consuming 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) or less per month. “With regards to the…

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The Manila Times · Business

BIR sets 2% withholding tax on WESM power sales

THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has imposed a two-percent withholding tax on electricity sold through the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM), to be deducted by the Independent Electricity Market Operator of…

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Philstar · Business

Meralco energy sales accelerate in 8 months

Power utility giant Manila Electric Co. saw electricity sales notch higher in the first eight months as sustained energization continued to expand its customer base.

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The Manila Times · Business

PSEi rebounds 2% but peso weakens

THE peso started the week weaker while the stock market rebounded sharply ahead of today’s release of September inflation data. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) jumped 114.18 points or 2.03 percent…

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The Manila Times · Business

P45B needed for farm, fuel assistance, says DA

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has requested an additional P45 billion for farm and fuel aid as part of its response to El Niño and the ongoing energy crisis. “[W]e’re asking for P45 billion in the budget,”…

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Philstar · Business

AboitizPower sells power barges to Razon firm

Aboitiz Power Corp. has sold its two mothballed barge-mounted power plants currently docked in Navotas to Razon-led MORE Electric and Power Corp.

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The Manila Times · Business

Rice stocks down, corn up in Sept

THE country’s rice stocks fell 8 percent year on year in September, while corn inventories rose 47 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Monday. Rice stocks totaled 1.91 million metric tons (MT) as…

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The Manila Times · Business

Toshiba to expand PH disk drive production

TOSHIBA Corp. wants to expand its nearline hard disk drive (NL-HDD) manufacturing in the Philippines over the next three years, taking advantage of incentives under the Create More Law, the Philippine Economic Zone…

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