The URC sugar division dragged Q1 earnings, exposing a contradiction in the local sugar floor price campaign that producer groups have been pushing.

BPI Visa Direct brings real-time outbound transfers into the bank app, squeezing specialist remittance providers and digital banks competing on speed.

The BIR Registration Seal looks like a privacy upgrade. The QR code underneath converts platforms into the enforcement filter for online tax compliance.

The Philippine sugar supply outlook for MY 2026-27 collides with closed borders and floor price advocacy. Industrial users absorb the gap.

BIR e-invoicing compliance was pushed to December 2026 after the EIS pilot stalled. The readiness gaps that caused the delay remain.

A viral post showed GCash can reverse a GCash wrong send after BSP stepped in. The real question is why the platform’s own dispute process failed first.

The oil deregulation law faces repeal calls again as fuel prices surge. Senate and House bills pile up, but the pattern that protects RA 8479 remains.

DTI online marketplace compliance now runs on three layers: COR registration, Trustmark certification, and ITA platform liability. Here is how they compound.

Philippines fertilizer supply faces a structural squeeze as China tightens export bans days after assuring Manila that shipments would continue uninterrupted.

The Philippine steel industry is adding massive capacity from two producers with opposite carbon profiles. Government incentives flow to both. No national policy distinguishes green from dirty steel.