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The national government’s budget deficit widened to P198.5 billion in May, up 36.7 percent from P145.2 billion a year earlier, as lower non-tax revenues offset…
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A joint law enforcement operation intercepted 23 containers of smuggled cigarettes valued at an estimated P1.7 billion at a private shipping facility on…
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The government is turning to one of the Philippines’ most recognizable crops, ube (purple yam), to help narrow the country’s more than $10-billion agricultural…
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A group of doctors and lawyers filed a motion Thursday asking the Office of the Ombudsman to reconsider its dismissal of plunder and graft charges against…
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A court has convicted a Canadian national linked to a historic 2024 narcotics operation, sentencing him to life imprisonment for violations of the…
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The deal transfers ownership of 61 hectares in one of the country’s most strategically important government properties, marking the culmination of years of…
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'The challenge was mostly about will, the will to do it,' he said. 'I feel like I'll take a breather at the end of the season.'
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‘Our robust investment growth and the near tripling of projected exports demonstrate that investors continue to see the Philippines as a strategic location for…
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Green GSM Philippines has secured a P2-billion credit facility from Philippine National Bank (PNB) to support the expansion of its all-electric ride-hailing…
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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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DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte has proposed the purchase of additional buses to improve public transportation services for commuters in the city.
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A law without funding is not a law but a mere statement of aspirations that the government has chosen not to honor by marginalizing the Philippine Health…
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Some P1 trillion in flood control projects since 2023 were considered either substandard, if not non-existent, or ghost undertakings through the exploitation…
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The country’s foreign reserves fell to a 15-month low as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) battled a weakening local currency.
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has unveiled a $70-billion initiative to strengthen cross-border power grids and digital infrastructure across Asia and the…
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Despite all the smoke, mirrors, and performative outrage, there has been no real answer to that very basic question.
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Alphabet Inc., the parent firm of Google is committing up to $40 billion to artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, strengthening a partnership that also…
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