Business Mirror

1. Pinoys in Israel, Iran told: Go home now

   Filipinos in Israel and Iran are being encouraged to sign up for voluntary repatriation, as both countries continue to exchange missile strikes and drone attacks.

2. Net Asset Value Per Share (NAVPS) Performance (as of June 20, 2025)

3. ‘PHL vulnerability to global jitters could drive inflation’

   THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday the country remains vulnerable to global uncertainties, which could still lead to faster inflation.

4. Manila reciprocates: Taiwan tourists now visa-free too

   STARTING July 1, the Philippine government will begin allowing holders of Taiwan passports to enter the Philippines without a visa for tourism purposes.

5. PhilHealth ramping up member benefits, sees negative net income

   AS the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ramps up its benefits for its members, the state health insurer expects to post a negative net income this year.  

6. Upper Wawa Dam ready for use in Dec, earlier than sked

   THE Upper Wawa Dam, the largest water supply dam to be built in the Philippines in over 50 years, will be ready ahead of its scheduled commercial operations this December, following the project’s completion seven months ahead of plan, Prime Infra-led WawaJVCo has vowed.

7. PBBM tells DOTr to raise to 50% student fare discount on 3 rail lines

   PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos has ordered the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to raise the fare discount rate for students in three major train lines in Metro Manila.

8. PDIC to publicly bid out 73 closed bank properties from July 23 to 24

   THE Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) will sell 73 closed bank properties through electronic public bidding (e-bidding).

9. Marcos meets Japan tourism, energy, shipbuilding execs

   PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos met with Japanese tourism leaders, an energy firm, and a shipbuilding company on the second day of his working visit in Osaka, Japan to help the country attract more foreign visitors and investments. 

10. More ‘shabu’ found in WPS: Latest is ₱10-B haul seized in fishing boat

    MASINLOC, Zambales—Authorities have apprehended about 1.5 tons of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or “shabu” at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) off Zambales province early Friday, marking the biggest haul so far since bales of the illegal drug were found adrift off Western and Northern Luzon late last month.