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Liberty Flour Mills files cyber libel complaint vs former execs as family feud deepens
LFM's current leadership, headed by chairman and president John Carlos Uy, is firing back at former executives Sandra Uy — John's niece — and Stella Uy over what the company calls an 'orchestrated scheme' to discredit it
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A new Mitsubishi hybrid is coming. But don’t expect a pure EV anytime soon.
Expensive, plug-in hyrbid, and a global flagship model. Any guesses?
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Meralco may absorb system loss, but ERC says its rates may need adjusting
'We’re looking at the impact of removal of system loss, whether total or phased in, whether just the nontechnical, whether there’s a lowering of the cap,' says ERC chair Francis Juan
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Inside Mitsubishi’s long-term P7-B bet on PH-made hybrid vehicles
Mitsubishi is also betting that its decades-old brand loyalty and established customer base can hold their own against newer rivals such as BYD, as it targets a 20% market share this year
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Ramon Ang buys his way into Lopez Inc., which owns what he already builds
So far, what has actually changed hands is one family branch’s stake in the private company at the very top of the Lopez empire. Whether it leads to a direct ABS-CBN rescue is a question about what Ang, and the Lopez family, do next.
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Meralco customers to have lower electricity rates in August 2026
The reduction was tempered by higher pass-through costs as well as the additional P8.7-billion collection that ERC permitted
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Another fuel price rollback set for August 11
The rollback gives motorists another week of relief after steep July increases, though prices remain elevated compared with levels prior to the US and Israel war on Iran
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Lopez family confirms a sale inside ultimate parent firm Lopez Inc.
What the resignation of Roberta Lopez-Feliciano from Lopez firm, First Philippine Holdings Corporation, means in the Lopez family feud...for now
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Taste mee pok, otak-otak, octopus adobo at Grand Hyatt’s buffet for a limited time
Eligible Singapore Airlines customers, and KrisFlyer or Mastercard users get special dining deals
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[Vantage Point] When Landbank’s prudence becomes punishment
How could a gov't bank deprive a corporate president and sole account signatory of access to company money for nearly six years without any definitive finding that she had done anything wrong?
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[Vantage Point] PSE veterans take SEC term-limit fight to Court of Appeals
SEC Chair Francis Lim tells Rappler that the regulator has no intention of retreating
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[In This Economy] For the rest of 2026, our inflation woes are far from over
Our inflation problem has not ended, it has merely paused.
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Philippine economy slows to 2.3% in Q2 2026, weakest since 2009
(1st UPDATE) Public construction plunges as officials remain hesitant following the flood control scandal, and household spending posts its weakest non-pandemic growth in nearly 16 years
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Why the rebalancing of the MSCI Standard Philippine Index matters
When the MSCI adds, removes, or reweights a stock, passive fund managers have no choice but to purchase newly added stocks and dump deleted stocks
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Tap, tap, who’s next? Big banks coming to Apple Pay by Q4.
'By the end of this year, you will have most of the other banks in the Philippines that will go live,' Mastercard Philippines country manager Jason Crasto tells Rappler in an exclusive interview
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Court of Appeals asked to void SEC rule imposing term limits for broker directors
Long-time PSE broker directors Eddie Gobing and Vivian Yuchengco want the SEC to stop implementing a May 21 circular on term limits
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[Good Business] Kasangkapwa in the advent of agentic AI
I require my students to use AI, and some have called this out in my teaching evaluations. My defense is that they will compete with and alongside these systems the moment they graduate, and exposure under supervision beats discovery under pressure.
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Unemployment rises slightly to 4.9% as fresh grads struggle to find jobs
Around 592,000 Filipinos 15 to 24 years old enter the labor force for the first time in June, but only 310,000 of these young entrants find employment
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The Dutertes, BPI’s TG Limcaoco, and a very stubborn bank secrecy law
There is history here, too. The same BPI Julia Vargas branch now covered by Sara Duterte’s impeachment subpoena was at the center of Rodrigo Duterte’s 2016 bank account controversy.
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SpaceX revenue jumps in debut results as satellite, AI businesses surge
SpaceX's revenue nearly doubles due to booming Starlink satellite communications and AI businesses, but executives flag the spending as being far from over
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Cheaper PH electricity? Go beyond system loss; fix costly power contracts
System loss may dominate the debate, but generation costs makes up the vast majority of your electricity bill – and fixing it could cut Luzon household rates by up to 28%, says the World Bank
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Inflation eases to 6.2% in July 2026, but still elevated
(1st UPDATE) Despite the broader disinflation trend, inflation for the poorest households rises to 8.2% as rice prices continue to climb
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Apple Pay officially launches in the Philippines
The entry of Apple’s mobile payment service will allow Filipino users to make contactless payments through supported iPhones and Apple devices
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