
Northern Samar poverty drops sharply
TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell sharply in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor as more households moved toward…
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TACLOBAN CITY — Northern Samar’s poverty incidence fell sharply in 2025, with nearly 12,000 fewer families classified as poor as more households moved toward…
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As consumers hold on to smartphones longer, Xiaomi is putting durability and long-term reliability at the center of its upcoming REDMI Note 17 Series.
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Over 200 officials of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), including all regional directors, are under investigation over the “Slot-for-Sale Recruitment Scam,”…
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MANILA, Philippines — The ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) has sharply revised its 2026 gross domestic product (GDP) and inflation forecasts amid…
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Mindanao is being positioned as a key driver of the Philippines’ next phase of economic growth, with the government urging businesses to invest in…
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Senate Senior Deputy Majority Leader JV Ejercito is pushing to pass Senate Bill 2, or the Masterplan for Infrastructure and National Development (MIND) Act,…
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The new sanctions come as Iran’s oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz have fallen sharply.
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The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has reached more than 72 percent of its P300-billion investment target for 2026 after approving P216.46 billion…
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The milestone is genuine. But it was built on consumption, remittance, and a bloated services sector, while manufacturing withered.
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The Philippine economy may continue to suffer in the medium term if the Middle East conflict and the flood control scandal remain unresolved, according to the…
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‘Governance affects the risk premium, the cost of capital, even the project timelines and ultimately, the willingness of investors to commit long-term capital.’
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The recent floodings in Luzon caused by heavy monsoon rains prevented many families in affected communities from venturing out from homes to get basic…
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Prime Infra Foundation supports host communities during emergencies and other periods of disruption.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the men around him are obviously guided by the next elections, two years away.
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Philippine inflationAnother interest rate hike by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may address immediate inflationary concerns, but broader economic…
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The Women Strong Network Hybrid Trade Fair 2026 recently transformed SM Megamall and SM City Cebu into high-visibility launchpads for the country’s most…
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The Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) is putting 70 properties across Luzon up for electronic public bidding in September, including a…
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Businesses do not manufacture consumer confidence. Only income growth, price stability, and a functioning peso do that, and none of the three made a mark on…
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