GCash starts ‘anonymizing’ names to protect customers
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INSTAGRAM.COM/GCASHOFFICIAL E-WALLET giant GCash will now cover customers’ names when sending money as part of its commitment to protect users’ information. “In…
Peso logs new all-time low vs dollar on hawkish signals from Fed officials
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO weakened to a new record low versus the dollar for the fifth straight day following hawkish signals…
Shares up on bargain hunting, Wall Street’s rise
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PHILIPPINE STOCKS closed higher on Thursday on bargain hunting as well as improved labor data, also tracking Wall Street’s rise overnight. The…
Senate body seeks raps vs officials in sugar fiasco
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A vendor repacks sugar at Quinta Market in Quiapo, Manila, Aug. 11. — Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine Star THE SENATE…
Philippines’ DoH wants to keep mask mandate
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN PHILIPPINE health authorities want to keep the country’s face mask mandate amid a coronavirus pandemic. “The position of…
Protests vs China ineffective — senator
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMA A SENATOR on Thursday asked the government to come up with a more effective strategy to counter China’s…
ICC does not have power to probe drug war — OSG
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS The Philippines has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber to deny a request by the court’s…
Globe cites need to sell deactivated SIM
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REUTERS PHILIPPINE mobile network operators on Thursday proposed the sale of deactivated subscriber identity module or SIM cards to support a bill…
Philippines is top dive, beach destination
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THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DoT) on Thursday said the Philippines was cited as the leading dive and beach destination in Asia by…
Housing agency seeks bigger budget
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PHILSTAR THE DEPARTMENT of Human Settlements and Urban Development asked congressmen on Thursday to give them P36 billion more to help solve…