
Metrobank’s profit up 29% to P42.2B
Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., or Metrobank, grew its net income by 28.9 percent to P42.2 billion last year from the level in 2022 due to higher demand for…
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Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co., or Metrobank, grew its net income by 28.9 percent to P42.2 billion last year from the level in 2022 due to higher demand for…
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Most countries that have committed to a target of net-zero carbon emissions have not announced any plans to phase out fossil fuels, putting those pledges at…
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Globe warns customers against scammers targeting G Music Fest, one of the key events happening this weekend as part of the 917 G Day celebration.
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China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing's…
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Beijing's sudden pivot away from containing Covid-19 has caused jitters around the world, with the United States saying it may restrict travel from China…
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Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored…
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With every purchase of a SMAC card and every checkout, shoppers can now help support a family in need
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The US Department of Energy said Sunday it would announce a "major scientific breakthrough" this week, after media reported a federal laboratory had…
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Hundreds of Chinese internet users have paid tribute to "martyr" doctor Li Wenliang, who first blew the whistle on the coronavirus outbreak, in the…
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China announced Wednesday a nationwide loosening of Covid restrictions following protests against the hardline strategy that grew into calls for greater…
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China's top Covid official and multiple cities have signaled a possible relaxing of the country's strict zero-tolerance approach to the virus, after nationwide…
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China's western Xinjiang region eased some Covid restrictions in its capital Urumqi on Monday, after a deadly fire in the city blamed on virus controls sparked…
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China's security forces detained people Monday at the scene of a rare demonstration as authorities worked to extinguish protests that flared across the country…
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"Squid Game" actor O Yeong-su has been indicted on charges of sexual misconduct, South Korea's prosecutor told AFP Friday.
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Six million people were on Friday under Covid lockdown in a Chinese city home to the world's largest iPhone factory, after clashes between police and workers…
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Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that…
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Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in…
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