
Did smartphones kill the baby boom?
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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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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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 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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This proved to everyone that crime does pay. And every politician is free to copy the roadmap of the Conjugal Dictatorship of Marcos and Romualdez.TF
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Patients should ask questions. They should demand clarity. But there is a difference between trying to understand and deciding too quickly that something was…
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The deceleration was largely driven by slower growth in transport costs, which rose 16.2 percent in May compared to 21.4 percent a month earlier; lower…
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The bellwether index and local currency both rebounded on Friday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) closing at 5,938.38, up 26.45 points or 0.45…
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‘The government’s Unified Package for Livelihoods, Industry, Food, and Transport launched last March “provides targeted assistance to sectors affected by…
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The MWSS Regulatory Office has confirmed a tariff rollback for Maynilad customers, cutting charges by P0.25 per cubic meter effective 1 July.
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The PSEi went on a three-day winning streak even as the peso rebounded, appreciating to P61.62 from P61.74 against the US dollar previously — its 0.12…
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The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a woman of bigamy, ruling that a person accused of the crime can argue that a previous marriage was void from the…
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Market rally was sustained driven largely by ICTSI which surged 5.42 percent to P875.00, lifting the Services sector by 3.74 percent but the peso weakened to…
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Investors welcomed plans by the government to establish a strategic petroleum reserve, a move aimed at boosting the country’s energy security, while the peso…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) snapped a three-day losing streak on Monday, rising 0.53 percent to 5,799.32, even as the peso weakened sharply to…
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The nationwide focus crime rate fell 25.77 percent in May compared with the same period last year, marking the lowest monthly crime total of 2026, the…
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The embattled Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) will receive the final nail on its coffin when the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) convenes…
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