
Marcos secures $3.4-B pledges
TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured $3.4 billion in investment commitments from various Japanese firms following his roundtable meeting…
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TOKYO, Japan — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has secured $3.4 billion in investment commitments from various Japanese firms following his roundtable meeting…
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Which major transport authority has quietly pumped the brakes on its own rapid transit ambitions—and handed the steering wheel to outside consultants?
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The memo explains that adjusting one’s status in the US has long been considered a discretionary privilege by the courts, framing it as a form of extraordinary…
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Nosy Tarsee has noticed how this veteran industrialist, long tied to mining and energy plays, is quietly positioning himself in a far more slippery and…
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‘We’re talking to them about what they would need so they can move their business here to the Philippines.’
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Police arrested 63 individuals suspected of running a large-scale online investment scam from an office inside Ortigas Center, following a raid led by the PNP…
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Maharlika Investment Corp. (MIC) will acquire transmission assets owned by the National Power Corp. (NPC) in Mindoro under a new government-backed initiative…
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New US Federal Reserve chairperson Kevin Warsh vowed to be “reform-oriented” as he was sworn in at the White House on Friday, with President Donald Trump…
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The Trump administration announced on Friday that foreigners in the country seeking a green card, which grants permanent US residency, must apply from their…
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Nosy Tarsee points to a colossal hole in the mountains east of Metro Manila. It is the mouth of a tunnel that was supposed to save a megacity from thirst. What…
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China’s ties with Canada have improved recently.
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A Japanese NGO asked the UN to support Rodrigo Duterte. The Philippines says the effort will go nowhere.
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The Philippines recorded 4,633 new HIV cases in the first quarter of 2026 alone. That translates to 51 new diagnoses every day.
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is urging businesses to adopt the Personal Equity and Retirement Account (PERA) program for employees, citing tax…
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China’s move to restrict imports of pigs and related swine products from the Philippines has renewed attention on the country’s long-running battle against…
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Google and Blackstone are launching a new artificial intelligence cloud business backed by an estimated $25 billion investment as competition in the booming AI…
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Foreign investors watching from Singapore, Tokyo, and Brussels do not parse the internal logic of Philippine factional politics. They see institutional…
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A hospital in Marawi City has reminded employees to follow its policy against bringing their children to work for the children’s safety.
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