Historical Manila capillita’s Novena Masses start on Easter Sunday
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1 of 2 A TINY nipa hut serving as a chapel in Barrio San Miguel, Manila in 1851 held the image of…
Google tightens approval of lending apps, says SEC
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REUTERS GOOGLE is adopting a more stringent approval process for online lending applications in the Philippines, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)…
PETA’s A Game of Trolls goes online
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1 of 2 THE PHILIPPINE Educational Theater Association’s (PETA) marks its 55th anniversary by streaming A Game of Trolls, Liza Magtoto’s martial…
PSEi sinks on fears that Russia may step up attacks
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SHARES continued to slide on Tuesday amid fears of Russia using chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine and aggressive tightening by…
Peso down ahead of US inflation data
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THE PESO weakened versus the greenback on Tuesday due to expectations of faster US inflation and losses in the local stock market….
Senate flags lack of successful prosecutions for smuggling
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PHILSTAR NO major smuggling cases have been prosecuted successfully since 2016, Senators said at a committee hearing, which was told that more…
BoI in talks with US potential investors in hyperscale datacenter, RE projects
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REUTERS THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it recently conducted discussions with US infrastructure company Diode Ventures and engineering firm ENDECGROUP, Inc….
DICT expediting approvals for delivery service entrants
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DICT FB PAGE THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said it is taking steps to expedite applications for new entrants…
2021 deaths, marriages rise, while births decline
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PHILSTAR REGISTERED DEATHS rose by 39% year on year in 2021, while births declined by 14.3%, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said…
Philippine RE capacity up 9% in 2021, in line with global growth
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PSALM.GOV.PH RENEWABLE ENERGY (RE) capacity in the Philippines grew 9% in 2021, roughly in line with the pace of global growth, the…