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THE PESO surged to an over six-month high on Tuesday as fears of a global recession due to the Trump administration’s shifting trade policies continue to weigh on the US dollar. The local unit closed ...
PHILIPPINE STOCKS closed higher on Tuesday to track Wall Street’s rise overnight amid some relief from the volatility caused by the Trump administration’s changing tariff policies. The benchmark ...
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said it will auction its older rice stocks by early May to facilitate more rice procurement, following weak take-up from local government units (LGUs) during the food ...
AS THE predominantly Catholic Philippines observe the Holy Week, a labor leader urged employers and the government to protect the country’s most vulnerable workers in the informal sectors as they face ...
THE Philippines and France are scheduled to hold a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting in September, according to an ...
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Education (DepEd) are working together to better equip the workforce with future-ready skills, particularly artificial intelligence (AI ...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. announces its Annual Stockholders' Meeting on May 9 via Zoom.
THE Supreme Court (SC) upheld a 2017 executive order (EO) on Tuesday that fast-tracks approvals for energy projects deemed nationally significant, dismissing a legal challenge filed by environmental ...
PHILIPPINE PORK imports from Brazil hit record levels in 2024 as Brazilian producers sought alternative markets in the face of weak Chinese demand, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported.
HARVARD on Monday rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a conservative government that portrays universities as dangerously leftist.
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said on Tuesday it will require P8 billion more in funding to achieve its rice inventory goals, which are equivalent to 15 days’ demand, adding that current stock ...
EXCELLENT Energy Resources, Inc. (EERI) said it hopes the certification it needs to operate Unit 3 of its Batangas gas-fired project will be issued by the end of May. The 425-megawatt (MW) Unit 3 of ...