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A 17-hour MCWD water interruption across Metro Cebu has pushed the Cebu Consumers' Rights Advocates to demand a long-term water security plan before El Niño conditions arrive.

PCCI and PhilExport are backing the BIR's plan to expand its one-time tax abatement program to small businesses with annual sales of P3 million to below P20 million.

The Dow surged more than 1,500 points and crude slid below $100 a barrel after Democrats swept Congress, raising hopes of an end to the US-Iran war.

PRSP gathers agency heads, broadcasters, and digital creators at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde on November 12 and 13 for the 2026 National Student PR Congress.

RMC 98-2026 requires e-commerce sellers, large taxpayers, and CAS users to issue electronic invoices by December 31, 2026. An emailed PDF does not count as compliance.

The BIR suspended its mandatory registration seal badge just days before the October 31, 2026 deadline, after senators and economists raised privacy and burden concerns.

Flower vendors on Pelaez Street in Cebu City say orders are down ahead of Kalag-kalag as inflation hits 8.3 percent in Central Visayas and a strong El Niño threatens blooms.

Robinsons Land is tapping decades-old partners in architecture, paint and construction to upgrade Bacolod's schools, gateways and tourism circuit under the Bayanihan in Bacolod movement.

Unilever Philippines and GoTyme Bank say four generations in one workplace can be a strength, not a source of conflict.

BCDA is bidding out golf, hotel, and power contracts worth billions of pesos at Camp John Hay, with water, parking, and shuttle upgrades planned for Baguio City's former American base.

State auditors found over P4 billion in overdue contractor loans at the Development Bank of the Philippines under the Duterte-era ICONS program, with safeguards skipped and collections delayed for years.

Banks, the BSP, and Google launch ScamCheck.ph and the Be Scam Ready game as Filipinos lose an estimated P121.8 billion to scams each year.

Rhealyn Manzano left a corporate career to study pasta in Italy. Now she's opening Farina Urban Café & Kitchen in Quezon City, serving handmade ravioli and more.

ERC approves Meralco's first distribution rate hike in 15 years, adding about 13 centavos per kWh to bills. Here's what it means for consumers.

As the Middle East war drags on, ASEAN energy ministers meet in Manila to tackle fuel security, storage gaps, and long-term shifts to renewables and the power grid. The stakes are high for Filipino workers and the region alike.

GCash's IPO settled at P6.60 instead of P10, a 34% discount that changes the investment math for everyday Filipinos. Here's what that price really means.

Federico Piki Lopez secures control of First Philippine Holdings after months of family infighting, while Gabby Lopez's branch cashes out to keep ABS-CBN alive. A deep dive into the Lopez corporate empire and the cash flows that drive it.

The PSEi remains mired in negative territory, but deep value opportunities are emerging for patient investors. Structural reforms are needed to unlock the market's true potential.

New documents raise questions about what Villar Land's external auditor examined before the company's trillion-peso profit was reversed and its financial statements reissued.

Congress wants to tax billionaires, but the BIR can't even find them. The real reform is modernizing tax collection first.