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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Little is known about what President Donald Trump’s intentions are for the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France next week,…
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Little is known about what President Donald Trump’s intentions are for the Group of Seven summit in Evian, France next week,…
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Min Zin was arrested on 3 June at Kunming airport in China’s Yunnan province, which borders Myanmar.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Trump reinstates commercial fishing in protected Pacific waters
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The Philippines’ outstanding external debt declined slightly to $147.35 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2026 from $147.65 billion at the end of…
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In affirming the immigration court’s decision denying Mr. Blas’s adjustment of status application, the BIA clarified a number of conflicting rulings on the…
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Two new studies are pointing to an unlikely contributor to declining birthrates: the smartphone. Researchers found that fertility rates, particularly among…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) rebounded on Tuesday, gaining 66.30 points or 1.13 percent to close at 5,945.71, recovering much of Monday’s…
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Philippine conglomerates face roughly P1.6 trillion — about $26 billion — in debt obligations maturing between 2027 and 2029.
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KOLKATA, India (AFP) — India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West…
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A buffet dining policy aboard a cruise ship has gotten mixed reactions from passengers.
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According to BPI lead economist Emilio Neri Jr., interest rate hikes by the central bank in response to Gulf-driven inflation could support the local currency…
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The market closed at 5,879.41, down 58.97 points from Friday’s 5,938.38, even as the peso also lost strength against the US dollar amid renewed US-Iran…
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The Senate never ceases to humor us, to walk us through some labyrinthine passageway which looks more like it is leading to an escape rather than to freedom.
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Tighter monetary policy by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) could help support the Philippine peso, which remains near record lows against the US dollar…
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The country’s gross international reserves (GIRs) stood at a 16-month low of $104.0 billion as of end-May 2026, slightly lower than the previous month’s $104.3…
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The Philippines missed the opportunity to help shape discussions and priorities within the world’s most powerful security body.
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‘The slower inflation print reduces the urgency for an off-cycle rate hike in the near term. However, a substantial increase in the policy rate at the next…
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Outstanding loans extended by universal and commercial banks grew by 11.4 percent year-on-year in April, faster than the 10.7 percent expansion recorded in…
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