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Industries

Series of diesel price hikes cued to enter third month

MANILA, Philippines — Pump prices of petroleum products are expected to continue their uptrend next week, with diesel seen increasing for nine weeks straight. Leo Bellas, president of Jetti Petroleum,...

Finance

PSEi climbs to 6,465 as BSP easing lifts sentiment

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) climbed on Friday as investors cheered the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ latest interest rate cut. Meanwhile, foreign funds returned to the...

Consumer & Retail

Retail prices of rice lower in early February, says PSA

Retail prices of rice lower in early February, says PSA

MANILA, Philippines — The average retail price of rice decreased in early February, even as farm-gate prices for palay or unmilled rice steadily increased. According…

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Tourism & Transportation

Philippine Airlines allows small dogs on all domestic flights

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Airlines (PAL) has expanded its program allowing passengers to bring small dogs inside the aircraft cabin, making the option available across…

Foreign News

Philippines incurred $373-M payments deficit in January

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines began 2026 with a balance of payments (BOP) deficit attributed to a seasonal rise in import payments and portfolio shifts…

Economy

WTO chief urges China to shift on trade surplus

MUNICH, Germany — The head of the World Trade Organization on Friday urged China to change its growth model, arguing that its soaring trade surplus was…

Communications

All in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

BEIJING, China — After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player…

Industry Movements

All in on AI: what TikTok creator ByteDance did next

BEIJING, China — After soaring to global attention with its hugely popular TikTok app, Chinese tech giant ByteDance is now positioning itself as a major player…

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