Thailand is opening for business
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1 of 2 THE THAI government had among of the strictest pandemic-related requirements to enter its country: formerly, it had required one…
Peso climbs as budget gap narrows
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO strengthened versus the greenback for the second straight day as the government’s budget gap narrowed on the…
Stocks sink further as BSP eyes earlier rate hike
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SHARES closed lower on Wednesday after the central bank’s chief said they may consider a rate hike in June and amid fears…
Mom is family’s ‘supreme politician’ — Marcos
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SCREENSHOT FROM THE KINGMAKER By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter PHILIPPINE presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday night called…
Philippines bans Hollywood flick over Chinese map
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WIKIPEDIA THE PHILIPPINES has pulled the plug on all domestic screenings of a Hollywood film called Uncharted over a scene showing a…
Philippines detects Omicron mutation
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KJPARGETER-FREEPIK PHILIPPINE authorities detected a mutation of the Omicron coronavirus variant in a Finnish national who visited Baguio City in the country’s…
3.6M expired shots under COVAX to be replaced, says DoH
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS ABOUT 3.6 million coronavirus vaccine doses donated to the Philippines have expired and will be replaced by a…
SC: Taguig owns Fort Bonifacio
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OJ SERRANO/UNSPLASH THE SUPREME COURT (SC) has upheld Taguig City’s ownership of the 729-hectare Bonifacio Global City Complex and several villages in…
Philippines renews call for Russian withdrawal
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REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES has renewed its call for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The…
Outgoing Duterte declines US-led ASEAN meeting set May 11-13
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PCOO PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has declined an invitation to attend a United States-backed conference for southeast Asian leaders to be…