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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an official said Friday,…
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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo’s metropolitan government is encouraging staff to wear shorts to work to cut reliance on air conditioning, an official said Friday,…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects headline inflation to exceed its 2 to 4 percent target range this year and in 2027, as spillover effects from the…
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More than 7,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in conflict-affected countries in the Middle East have returned to the Philippines amid the ongoing regional…
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The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) slipped further on Thursday, closing at 5,983.81 (-0.10 percent), extending its cautious drift as investors stayed…
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Inflation is expected to breach the BSP’s 2 to 4 percent target range over the next two years, with projections reaching 6.3 percent in 2026 as energy-driven…
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The 15 Filipino seafarers on board two container ships intercepted by Iranian forces are safe and unharmed, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said…
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The Philippine National Police on Thursday said it is taking steps to ensure the unhampered flow of food and agricultural goods amid global…
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development has extended more than P3.2 million in financial assistance to repatriated overseas Filipino workers…
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Listed natural resources development company Nickel Asia Corp. (NAC) is buying into a copper mining asset in Kazakhstan to diversify beyond nickel and expand…
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Twenty-five overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returned to the country on Tuesday after being evacuated from Israel and Lebanon due to ongoing regional conflict,…
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) is implementing shelter-related financial relief programs, including a three-month moratorium…
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University of the Philippines bet Lance Jacob Fernandez barged into the third round after beating Hilbert San Jose, 6-0, 7-6 (3), in the Philta Men’s National…
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The Philippine government has responded to Fitch Ratings’ decision to downgrade the country’s outlook, as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on the…
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The DSWD said it will shift to digital wallets for the second tranche of cash relief assistance.
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Ceasefires typically survive when both parties see a credible path to a political solution. In this case, the rhetoric is moving in the opposite direction.
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The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) is proceeding with cautious optimism for the rest of 2026 as the Middle East conflict continues to weigh on Filipino…
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Washington merely shifted from strikes to economic coercion, betting that financial strain might succeed where force had not. It wasn’t peace, but war by other…
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