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Industries

NGCP puts Visayas, Mindanao power grids on ‘Yellow Alert’

MANILA, Philippines — The Visayas and Mindanao grids will be placed under a “Yellow Alert” on early Friday evening as the market sees more power plant outages amid higher demand....

Finance

Palawan Group eyes stock market debut

MANILA, Philippines — Palawan Group of Companies, one of the largest pawnshop and money transfer firms in the Philippines, is weighing an initial public offering (IPO), with timing still under...

Consumer & Retail

Gaming stocks dive anew as Tulfo pushes for total ban

Gaming stocks dive anew as Tulfo pushes for total ban

MANILA, Philippines — Gaming stocks were again dealt with a huge blow on Thursday as Congress moves closer toward a probe on online gambling, possibly…

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Tourism & Transportation

Philippine Airlines profit jumped by 12% in the first semester

MANILA, Philippines — Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) recorded a 12-percent jump in its bottom line for the first semester, propelled by stronger passenger volume.…

Foreign News

Philippine peso suffers worst fall in 29 months

MANILA, Philippines — The peso retreated to the 58-level on Thursday, suffering its steepest single-day fall in nearly three years, following the US Federal Reserve’s…

Economy

‘Not happy’ with 6% growth, Balisacan says 2040 vision no longer feasible

MANILA, Philippines – The country may no longer be on track to achieve high-income country status by 2040 as it needs to sustain growth of…

Communications

Asian stocks struggle as Trump's new tariff sweep offsets earnings

HONG KONG, China — Asian stocks mostly fell Friday as Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners ahead of a self-imposed deadline. This…

Industry Movements

Chinabank netted record P13 billion in first half

MANILA, Philippines – Better macroeconomic conditions boosted the first-semester profit of China Banking Corp. (Chinabank) to a record-high P13 billion. This represented a 14-percent climb,…

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