Protecting domestic industries against dumping
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THE controversy surrounding the importation of sugar amid soaring prices and a looming supply shortage has hogged the headlines these past two…
Filipinos ‘most optimistic’ about metaverse in SEA — survey
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UNSPLASH Filipinos are the “most optimistic” in Southeast Asia when it comes to the implications of the metaverse, a survey showed. The…
Peso weakens on hawkish signals from US Fed
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BW FILE PHOTO DESPITE the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) delivering a rate increase on Thursday, the peso continued to weaken against…
PHL stocks flat as investors remain on sidelines
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REUTERS LOCAL stocks were flat on Thursday, as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) widely-expected…
Agents seize P220 million worth of sugar in three separate raids
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BUREAU OF CUSTOMS FACEBOOK PAGE CUSTOMS agents seized 44,000 sacks of hoarded sugar worth P220 million in separate raids north of Manila,…
Marcos, Chinese envoy meet to discuss relations
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BBM FB PAGE PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has met with China’s envoy to the Philippines in a bid to improve…
Philippine DoJ indicts BPI official for involvement in Wirecard fraud
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REUTERS GOVERNMENT prosecutors have indicted an assistant manager of the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) over his alleged involvement in a…
PHL seen on track for 6-7% growth in 2022
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THE economy’s 7.8% expansion in the first half, driven by investment and consumer spending, keeps it on pace for 6-7% growth for…
Farm lobby says sugar tariffication could bring repeat of rice hardships
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE farming industry said a liberal import regime for sugar could result…
Small stores, eateries seek gov’t action as sugar shortage impacts sales of softdrinks
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BW FILE PHOTO SMALL STORES and eateries, known as carinderias, are seeking government action because of the difficulty in sourcing sugary products…