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COUNTRY	UNIT	SYMBOL	EURO EQUIVALENT	U.S. DOLLAR EQUIVALENT	PHIL. PESO EQUIVALENT
1 UNITED STATES	DOLLAR*	USD	0.881446	1.000000	62.4850
2 JAPAN	YEN	JPY	0.005604	0.006358	0.3973
3 UNITED KINGDOM	POUND	GBP	1.166064	1.322900	82.6614
4 HONGKONG	DOLLAR	HKD	0.112339	0.127449	7.9637
5 SWITZERLAND	FRANC	CHF	1.057396	1.199616	74.9580
6 CANADA	DOLLAR	CAD	0.621217	0.704771	44.0376
7 SINGAPORE	DOLLAR	SGD	0.690139	0.782963	48.9234
8 AUSTRALIA	DOLLAR	AUD	0.615778	0.698600	43.6520
9 BAHRAIN	DINAR	BHD	2.338176	2.652661	165.7515
10 KUWAIT	DINAR	KWD	N/A	N/A	N/A
11 SAUDI ARABIA	RIYAL	SAR	0.234752	0.266326	16.6414
12 BRUNEI	DOLLAR	BND	0.687448	0.779910	48.7327
13 INDONESIA	RUPIAH	IDR	0.000049	0.000056	0.0035
14 THAILAND	BAHT	THB	0.026272	0.029806	1.8624
15 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	DIRHAM	AED	0.239993	0.272272	17.0129
16 EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION	EURO	EUR	1.000000	1.134500	70.8892
17 KOREA	WON	KRW	0.000652	0.000740	0.0462
18 CHINA	YUAN**	CNY	0.131431	0.149109	9.3171

Today's Front Page

Flowstate: Young scientists set in motion as MSKA, PSO Finals Cap NSCM 2026

LEPAS Enters Romania: LEPAS L8 PHEV Officially Launches as First Flagship Store Opens

From left are lawmakers Brian Poe, Bojie Dy III and Javier Benitez. CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

House brings LegisHear to Victorias City

RETURN TO FAMILY LIFE For restaurateurs Andrew and Aiko Amante, moving to SMDC Cheerful Homes with their son was not just a relocation; it was a strategic return to family life. SMDC PHOTOS

How a young family swapped a 5-hour commute for home-cooked meals

SHOW OF SOLIDARITY. Volunteers, community members, and non-government organization partners gather for a humanitarian assistance initiative to more than 24,000 Filipinos affected by the southwest monsoon or habagat through relief operations across Luzon from Aug. 27 to Sept. 22, 2026. DIGIPLUS FOUNDATION PHOTOS

DigiPlus Foundation provides relief to 24,000 Filipinos affected by habagat across Luzon

Index	Value	Change	% Change
PSEi	5,679.48	-58.92	-1.03%
All Shares	3,179.08	-23.75	-0.74%
Financials	1,771.21	-23.06	-1.29%
Industrial	7,340.99	-45.09	-0.61%
Holding Firms	4,092.91	8.73	0.21%
Property	1,746.33	-1.84	-0.11%
Services	3,092.38	-58.03	-1.84%
Mining & Oil	19,558.01	-239.71	-1.21%

Security Name	Symbol	Last Price	Change	%Change	Volume	Value (P)
International Container Terminal Services, Inc.	ICT	891.00	-18.00	-1.98%	2,514,240	2,256,157,690.00
SM Investments Corporation	SM	499.80	0.20	0.04%	1,282,000	636,690,161.00
BDO Unibank, Inc.	BDO	113.00	-1.00	-0.88%	5,284,810	599,437,855.00
Ayala Corporation	AC	500.00	10.00	2.04%	1,057,540	528,656,360.00
PNB Holdings Corporation	LTL	1.20	0.00	0.00%	252,082,000	300,709,720.00
Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company	MBT	61.00	-1.00	-1.61%	4,832,130	296,666,216.50
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc.	AEV	38.00	0.10	0.26%	6,460,200	245,809,110.00
Bank of the Philippine Islands	BPI	93.00	-2.00	-2.11%	2,487,190	232,293,101.50
SM Prime Holdings, Inc.	SMPH	15.86	-0.04	-0.25%	13,453,700	213,698,188.00
PLDT Inc.	TEL	1,080.00	5.00	0.47%	177,265	191,253,045.00

IN-PERSON HUB The GCash Central Hub pilot launches at Ayala Malls Trinoma, the first all-in-one in-person hub for payments and customer support. PHOTO FROM GCASH

GCash parent prices IPO, could raise up to P60.9B

Developing countries hit by overlapping crises

Virata’s service to govt, business remembered

Managed liberalization of selected public transport

More innovation needed as PH global ranking slips

Security Name	Symbol	Volume	Value (P)	Last Price	Change	%Change
LBC Express Holdings, Inc.	LBC	2,133,600	20,373,939.00	11.72	2.26	23.89%
F&J Prince Holdings Corporation ``A``	FJP	3,000	8,780.00	2.90	0.30	11.54%
Global-Estate Resorts, Inc.	GERI	919,000	619,180.00	0.69	0.06	9.52%
Alliance Select Foods International, Inc.	FOOD	5,020,000	2,403,150.00	0.475	0.04	9.20%
Atok-Big Wedge Co., Inc.	AB	21,000	42,060.00	2.12	0.17	8.72%
Philippine Racing Club, Inc.	PRC	7,200	38,517.00	5.40	0.39	7.78%
Millennium Global Holdings, Inc.	MG	320,000	22,880.00	0.074	0.005	7.25%
Pryce Corporation	PPC	46,000	756,328.00	16.50	0.90	5.77%
Waterfront Philippines, Incorporated	WPI	40,000	17,200.00	0.43	0.02	4.88%
Raslag Corp.	ASLAG	23,000	24,230.00	1.08	0.04	3.85%

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Top Business

NTC says due process followed as telcos complain

By Ed Paolo Salting

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Why bigger isn’t always better for business

San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will be esteemed with a trophy during The Manila Times Sustainability Champions Awards at Conrad Manila on Tuesday, September 23. IMAGE FROM SMC

San Miguel sells Meralco stake to MPIC for P12.4B

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PLDT fully acquires Radius from Meralco

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Semirara to lay off 996 workers as mine floods

Security Name	Symbol	Volume	Value (P)	Last Price	Change	%Change
Asiabest Group International Inc.	ABG	545,270	25,830,635.50	42.60	-18.25	-29.99%
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation	MB	130,000	19,050.00	0.144	-0.037	-20.44%
Roxas and Company, Inc.	RCI	520,000	1,387,720.00	2.60	-0.59	-18.50%
Omico Corporation	OM	1,750,000	179,710.00	0.102	-0.019	-15.70%
Manila Mining Corporation ``B``	MAB	1,000,000	8,300.00	0.0083	-0.001	-10.75%
Global Ferronickel Holdings, Inc.	FNI	2,736,000	4,788,720.00	1.72	-0.16	-8.51%
Oriental Petroleum and Minerals Corporation ``A``	OPM	52,500,000	786,100.00	0.014	-0.001	-6.67%
National Reinsurance Corporation of the Philippines	NRCP	1,036,000	1,264,920.00	1.20	-0.08	-6.25%
Far Eastern University, Incorporated	FEU	10	7,505.00	750.50	-49.50	-6.19%
ABS-CBN Holdings Corporation - Philippine Deposit Receipts	ABSP	39,000	90,870.00	2.33	-0.13	-5.28%

Photo by Robinsons Retail Holdings

Corporate News

Robinsons Land bringing Fili luxury hotel brand to Metro Manila

By Nazylen Joy Mabanglo

Motorists line up at a gasoline station in Quezon City. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

Diesel prices to roll back, gasoline to increase next week

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Manufacturing sector’s health declines in August

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BIR tightens rules for tax refund claims

Photo by BSP Store

Bank lending, money supply growth up in Aug