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August Benedicto

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on August Benedicto.

  1. OVERSEAS Filipino worker remittances continue to grow on an annual basis, though the pace of expansion has slowed to its lowest levels in nearly four years amid geopolitical tensions and a drop in the number of workers abroad.

    OFW cash remittances rise 1.9% in August

    OFW cash remittances rose 1.9 percent to $3.03 billion in August 2026, bringing eight-month inflows to $23.42 billion, although growth remains slow amid global…

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  2. MOST major rice-producing regions posted double-digit annual price increases. Ilocos Region recorded the largest gain at 54 percent, bringing its average price to P23.57 per kilo.

    August Palay prices jump 30%

    Palay prices rose nearly 30 percent year-on-year in August, giving Filipino rice farmers more room to absorb higher fuel, transport and production costs…

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  3. ALEX Eala’s historic win in the WTA 500 Mubadala Open in Washington makes her the toast of Philippine sports in the month that passed.

    Eala banners August achievers

    Alex Eala headlines the Philippine Sportswriters Association’s August honor roll after winning the WTA 500 Mubadala Open and rising to a historic world No. 18…

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  5. BSP Assistant Governor Roger Mercado speaks at a press conference following the central bank’s third rate hike this year.

    BSP sees August inflation easing slightly

    BSP sees August inflation at 5.5 to 6.5 percent as higher food and fuel prices, bad weather and El Niño risks offset easing electricity rates and peso gains.

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  6. ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie.’

    Films to catch before August ends

    From PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie and Hope to Filipino film Filipiñana and Locarno shorts, here are the movies and online picks to catch before August ends.

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  7. CITY motorists can get up to P30,000 off the Toyota Wigo G during the month-long promotion.

    Monsoon advantage

    Toyota gives cash buyers more this August

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  9. MERALCO customers will save nearly a peso per kilowatt hour on their electric bills this month from generation and distribution cuts.

    Meralco announces cut for August bills

    Meralco said they are hoping that the downward adjustment will bring relief to Meralco customers, especially with the lower overall demand observed in the…

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  10. TIFFANY Lee lines her putt on the fourth green.

    Lee leads Harmie by 4 shots

    Veteran triathlete August Benedicto and rising star Bea Quiambao conquered brutal conditions to rule the 10th Century Tuna IRONMAN 70.3 Subic Bay, delivering…

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  13. Outages lift August prices

    Outages lift August prices

    ‘In Luzon, despite higher demand and supply, prices drop slightly, even with more power exports to Visayas through HVDC.’

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  15. Markets steady as BSP rate cut looms

    Markets steady as BSP rate cut looms

    The PSEi inched higher Friday as investors awaited the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ policy meeting on 28 August, where a rate cut is widely expected.

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  16. Senate tackles impeach case on 6 August

    Senate tackles impeach case on 6 August

    The Senate is set to decide on Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment case on 6 August, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the one-year bar provision.…

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  17. Chiz eyes 4 August start of impeach trial

    Chiz eyes 4 August start of impeach trial

    Senate President Chiz Escudero eyes 4 August for the start of VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial, stressing the need for proper notice and full compliance…

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