Pressure to raise jeep fares grows
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE LAND Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is facing pressure to…
Dollar reserves rise to $107.98B as of end-Feb.
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REUTERS By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ gross international reserves (GIR) edged higher as of end-February amid the higher valuation…
Number of OFWs fell nearly a fifth to 1.8M in 2020
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN By Abigail Marie P. Yraola, Researcher THE NUMBER of registered overseas Filipino workers (OFW) declined by nearly a…
DMCI Holdings profit soars on units’ strong growth
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DMCI Holdings, Inc. on Tuesday reported a core net income of P5.01 billion in the fourth quarter, up 145% year on year,…
Petron swings to P6-B profit amid easier mobility
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PETRON.COM PETRON Corp. swung to profitability in 2021 with a reported net income of P6.14 billion from P11.4-billion net loss in 2020…
Manila Water unit acquires Davao water company
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MANILA Water Philippine Ventures, Inc. (MWPV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Manila Water Co., Inc., acquired full ownership of Davao Del Norte…
Art Fair Philippines goes hybrid
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1 of 2 AFTER getting more than 276,000 website views and over 40,000 visitors in its first online edition in 2021, Art…
Slow recovery seen for consumer goods industry
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THE country’s fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry is projected to have a slow return to pre-pandemic levels, according to data and…
Expect risk of COVID-19 reinfection, experts say
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter LOCKDOWNS have been lifted and the number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections…
Duterte appoints ex-Marcos lawyer to Comelec
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PHILSTAR PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed three new election officials, including a lawyer who represented the son of the late dictator…