MANILA, Philippines — Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Hidilyn Diaz led the storytellers at the first Inquirer Read-Along session of the year. Diaz was joined on Tuesday by Basa Bookstore and The Storytelling Project founder Rey Bufi, in a session that gathered pupils from Marikina City and Cavite and Camarines Sur provinces. The day’s stories imparted […]…
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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY—Five people died when their shuttle van was swept away by floodwaters following incessant rains in Aborlan town, Palawan, on Sunday night, authorities said in a report on Tuesday. Jeremias Alili, the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) chief, said the van, carrying 12 passengers, was traveling from Bataraza town to […]…
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The Philippines may pursue a “sectoral” free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump, with the critical minerals sector likely the first priority. Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez told reporters during a media briefing on Tuesday that Manila had a “good chance” of reaching a […]…
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Aside from being among the richest in the country, seven business leaders in the Philippines just got an additional task, and at a more global scale at that. We’re talking about the newest Philippine directors of the US-Philippines Society, which is perhaps one of the most critical organizations in the two countries’ long-standing alliance. On […]…
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The Philippines is one of the Asian countries that are most at risk of being slapped higher reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump might unleash this week, although such a plan would unlikely weigh on the nation’s domestic-driven economy, Nomura said. In a commentary, the Japanese investment bank said all of the Philippines’ merchandise […]…
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The head of a group of local exporters said they were getting ready to comply with the US government’s plan to require front-of-package nutrition labels on goods entering their country. Philippine Exporters Confederation Inc. (Philexport) president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. on Tuesday told the Inquirer that they see this latest regulation causing added costs for local […]…
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Tycoon Edgar Sia II has pledged P10 million to help jump-start the retirement fund of Filipinos after his company’s stock brokerage venture became the first to be accredited as an administrator of retirement savings programs. According to DragonFi Securities Inc., this can support around 2,000 Filipinos aged 18 to 35. Under the broker’s Matching Grant […]…
Keep on reading: DragonFi pledges P10M for PERA participants
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Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and the Ayala Group will unite their digital health-care systems in a bid to boost accessibility and provide a unified ecosystem for Filipinos. Metro Pacific Health Tech Corp. (mWell) said in a statement on Tuesday that it had fully acquired KonsultaMD, the flagship health-care platform of Ayala-led Globe […]…
Keep on reading: MPIC’s mWell takes in Ayala’s KonsultaMD
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Despite its current weakness, the local bourse may reach the 7,600 level this year on the back of an anticipated improvement in domestic consumption and policy support, particularly the proposed reduction in stock transaction taxes. Reuben Mark Angeles, first vice president and equity research division head at First Metro Securities Brokerage Corp., said in a […]…
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Despite global market headwinds, local nickel output is expected to rise by as much as 15 percent this year, driven by demand from steel production and renewable energy sectors. “For 2025, we can expect probably 10 to 15 percent more [in terms of productivity],” Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) president Dante Bravo said in a […]…
Keep on reading: Philippine nickel output seen to grow by 15% this year
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