Business World - May 26, 2026

FSCC: Financial system under strain

Philippines improves in the 2026 Global Startup Ecosystem Index

Next BSP hike may be 50 bps — DB Research

Domestic goods trade falls 20% in Q1

PHL’s foreign debt service bill soars to $2.13 billion

NGCP, PNP inspect affected line in Batangas

FUEL PRICE TRACKER

Transfer pricing and business restructuring: Ensuring prof it follows functions

Fitch warns of SOE subsidy fiscal risks

Third week of yellow alerts looms for Visayas power grid

DBM waives LGU spending caps to allow funding of devolved functions

NFA targets 50,000-MT rice disposals by June

Metro Manila office stock sees rising green adoption

Defensive real estate sectors draw investor interest — report

SMIC renewable energy share climbs to 31%

MPTC invests P193 million to maintain 44.9% stake in Vietnam toll road affiliate

12 ferry routes designated for subsidized fares

Chinese steelmaker Panhua Group expected to complete Sarangani plant phase one by June

Maharlika to fund Mindoro grid upgrades as strategic investor

Filinvest reports P4.1-B inventory drawdown, office lease deal

EVs may account for 45% of PHL car sales by 2035 — IEA

DHSUD, Pag-IBIG visit Laguna project, hand keys to new condo owners under PBBM’s Expanded 4PH

Casino Plus secures P1-B surety bond through PhilFirst

Office market shows early-year resilience despite disruption

China’s Huawei Technologies reveals high-end chip design breakthrough amid US sanctions

Nvidia says its forecast for $200-billion CPU market includes China

Aboitiz says first 200 hectares of TARI Estate operational by Q2

Ayala Land expands car-free Sundays to Davao, Negros estates

SpaceX to allow early share resale before usual six-month lockup

Crude oil plunges 6% as US, Iran seen moving closer to peace deal

Tokyo stocks hit record as crude oil, dollar ease on Middle East peace hopes

NGCP seeks PNP probe into possible sabotage of Ilijan-Tayabas 500kV transmission line

Domestic goods,

Gold bullion prices rise as US dollar, oil ease soften the inflation outlook

LME copper up as US-Iran peace deal eases global economic decline

The importance of civilian participation in the AFP

Rising debt, limited power infrastructure, and legislative populism

Japan’s an AI laggard. That could be its edge

A pragmatic choice for the Philippines

Rising debt, limited power infrastructure, and legislative populism

Rubio says US will find ‘another way’ if Iran talks fail

Global tensions set to stalk Shangri-La Dialogue

BSP,

FSCC,

China sends astronaut on year-long space mission as it eyes 2030 moon landing

Foreign debt,

Returning McCullough replaces injured Bol in TNT Tropang 5G

Djokovic, Zverev off to winning starts at French Open campaign but Fritz out

Victor Wembanyama, Spurs rout OKC Thunder in Game 4 to even series

Top Philippines chessers to challenge world No. 2 Nakamura

Hoey shares 19th place at CJ Cup Byron Nelson

ICC warrant enforcement on Bato may signal more arrests — analysts

Palace: Marcos to clinch Japan defense, trade deals

China, Philippine Coast Guard trade barbs over South China Sea arbitral ruling

Recto faces plunder over fund transfers

Senators asked to maintain integrity

Labor chief

Tolentino named Labor chief

NCR wage board to meet June 18

T-bill yields mixed as US-Iran standoff lengthens

DBP Q1 income up 26%

First Circle gets P300-M credit facility from Cathay United Bank

Rising rates to drive up PHL borrowing costs

FIRST NINTENDO AUTHORIZED STORE OPENS

PSEi back at 6,000 level as global oil prices fall

Peso jumps on deal hopes

T-bill,

Borrowing,

First Circle,

DBP,

Lines form as PHL’s first Nintendo Authorized Store opens

Offshore Music marks 10 years with docuseries

As Stephen Colbert exits The Late Show, podcasts have the last laugh

Pinoy Sudoku

Looking back at Georgia’s fight for self-determination

Trade,

Lessons to learn from Georgia’s economy

First-home communities rising at Zeal Residences in General Trias

Georgia pushes deeper into global trade corridors