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FEATURE | Trading on Tomorrow's Uncertainty
The next political headline will arrive tomorrow, and most of us will scroll past it. But beyond the news feeds, in boardrooms and trading floors, investors will already be asking a different question: What does this mean for the future? Politics is impossible to ignore. It greets us before breakfast and follows us long after dinner. We open our phones to another political headline: a senator livestreaming on Facebook, a dramatic chase involving a government official, heat

Lee Anne Domingo
Jun 274 min read


NEWS | A Decade of Excellence: JFINEX-PUP Concludes 10th Metro Finance Congress, Redefining Realities Through the Twists and Turns of Finance
Manila, Philippines - Marking a historic decade of empowering the next generation of financial leaders, the Junior Financial Executives – Polytechnic University of the Philippines (JFINEX-PUP) successfully staged the 10th Metro Finance Congress (MFC) on June 11, 2026, at the packed PUP Gymnasium - Sta. Mesa, Manila. More than 700 delegates gathered for the milestone event under the theme, “REDEFINING REALITIES: Twists and Turns of Finance,” exploring the evolving realities an

Johanna de La Cruz
Jun 228 min read


OPINION | Who Benefits from the Debt?
Imagine being born with a bill already waiting for you. A Filipino child born today enters a country carrying a national debt of more than ₱18 trillion, a burden that future generations will help pay through taxes and government revenues. Yet many Filipinos still struggle with overcrowded classrooms, inadequate healthcare, poor transportation systems, and limited economic opportunities. It raises a difficult question: if every generation is expected to help settle this enorm

Rachell Ann Coner
Jun 173 min read
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