Pandemic sends 4.7M more people into extreme poverty in SE Asia
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMA MANILA — The pandemic added 4.7 million more people to Southeast Asia’s most extreme poor in 2021, reversing…
SMC bank allots P1-M IPO shares per small investor
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SAN MIGUEL Corp. (SMC) affiliate Bank of Commerce has placed the maximum subscription amount for local small investors who will participate in…
Aces force sudden-death game
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JERON TENG — PBA IMAGES By Olmin Leyba DON’T sound the final buzzer yet for Alaska Milk. With firm resolve, the seventh-seeded…
Manila Water spends nearly P14B for service expansion
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MANILA Water Co., Inc. spent P13.7 billion last year to improve its service coverage, up 28% from its record capital expenditure the…
EJ Obiena’s Hanoi SEA Games inclusion funded by PSC
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WORLD NO. 5 pole-vaulter EJ Obiena endorsed by POC President Abraham Tolentino. — REUTERS WORLD NO. 5 pole-vaulter Ernest John “EJ” Obiena…
Asian Terminals to spend over P5 billion on upgrades this year
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THE Asian Terminals, Inc. (ATI) on Wednesday said it will be spending more than P5 billion this year, lower than last year’s…
It’s a golden era for sparkling wine
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By Elin McCoy A DAILY glass of fizz sustained me during the darkest days of the pandemic. Like so many other wine lovers,…
Stocks inch up on last-minute buying, Fed meet
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STOCKS inched up on Wednesday on last-minute buying ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision. The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index…
Peso climbs on remittance data, lower oil prices
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE PESO strengthened versus the greenback for the second straight day as remittances rose and as oil…
Benfica advances with shock away triumph over Ajax
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AMSTERDAM — Striker Darwin Nunez headed home a 77th-minute winner as Benfica grabbed a shock 1-0 victory away at Ajax Amsterdam on…