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As South Korea and the United States prepare for a summit of their leaders, topics left unresolved by a recent trade deal ...
Japan clinched a landmark A$10-billion ($6.5-billion) deal on Tuesday to build Australia’s next-generation warships, marking ...
The Gates Foundation will spend $2.5 billion by 2030 on women’s health, it said on Monday, with founder Bill Gates saying the ...
PHILIPPINE STOCKS edged higher on Tuesday as market sentiment got a boost from slower July inflation, which boosted bets of another rate cut as early as this month. The bellwether Philippine Stock ...
THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) expressed caution about reenacting the “most corrupt” 2025 budget, but added that preparations are underway in case President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.
PRICE GROWTH at the wholesale level eased to 3% in June, the weakest reading in four months, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported, noting that price growth in the chemicals segment, ...
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said corporate governance is improving in Southeast Asia as transparency and sustainability standards became more rigorous. SEC Chairman Francisco Ed. Lim ...
FOOD HEALTH and safety are now major factors in Filipino consumers’ purchasing choices, signaling a new openness to healthier options in the market, PwC Philippines said, citing the results of a study ...
THE Ayala Group and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) have entered into a partnership involving the planting of at least five million trees in critical watersheds in Ilocos ...
THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it issued a show-cause order to South Premiere Power Corp. (SPPC), the operator of the Ilijan gas-fired power plant in Batangas, to explain the plant’s ...
MANILA ELECTRIC CO. (Meralco) has entered into a 20-year power supply agreement (PSA) with First Quezon Biogas Corp. (FQBC) ...
A YELLOW ALERT was declared over the Visayas grid on Tuesday amid higher forecasted demand and power plants that were on forced outages, the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) said. In an ...