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0.73
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2.35
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0.61

Industries

SteelAsia gets ‘green lane’ status for Candelaria project

MANILA, Philippines — The Board of Investments (BOI) has granted green lane certification to the P30-billion project of major steel manufacturer SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. in Quezon province. It is expected...

Finance

50.4% of Filipinos benefit from financial inclusion

MANILA, Philippines — The proportion of Filipinos with financial accounts slightly fell in 2024 compared with three years ago, the World Bank (WB) Group reported, highlighting the challenges of onboarding...

Consumer & Retail

7 Eleven sees 5,000 Philippine stores in 2026

7 Eleven sees 5,000 Philippine stores in 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC), the exclusive licensor of 7 Eleven convenience stores in the Philippines, expects to exceed the 5,000 store count…

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Tourism & Transportation

Marcos clears P229-B PPP for North-South railway operations 

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the public-private partnership (PPP) undertaking for the operations and maintenance (O&M) of the North-South Commuter Railway…

Foreign News

Peso weakens further as dollar gains on allayed Fed fears

MANILA, Philippines – The peso sank deeper into the 57:$1 level on Thursday, as the dollar gained strength after US President Donald Trump had said…

Economy

Trump says not firing Fed chair -- but not ruling out

WASHINGTON, United States – US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was not currently planning to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but added…

Communications

3,000 Globe cell sites to run on renewable energy by 2028

MANILA, Philippines — Globe Telecom is making aggressive steps to power over 3,000 cell sites with renewable energy by 2028. The Ayala-backed group leads the…

Industry Movements

BPI bottom line rose 8% to P33B in the first semester

MANILA, Philippines — Robust lending boosted the profit of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) in the first semester by 7.8 percent to P33 billion,…

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