Duterte says cocaine user among presidential election candidates
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MANILA – Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte declared on Thursday in a televised speech that an unnamed candidate for next year’s presidential election…
US announces sex-trafficking charges against Duterte ally
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U.S. prosecutors on Thursday announced sex-trafficking charges alleging that girls and young women were coerced to have sex with the founder of…
Natural Gas: The necessary step to a decarbonized future
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The United Nations calls climate change “the defining issue of our time.” In worst-case scenarios, the consequences of climate change range from…
BSP keeps rates to boost recovery
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By Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE central bank on Thursday kept policy rates unchanged as expected, saying an accommodative stance…
Senate's budget debates delayed on COVID scare
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By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan and Jenina P. Ibanez, Senior Reporter SENATE DEBATES on next year’s budget would probably get delayed after…
Gov't, private spending may bolster 2022 GDP growth
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By Jenina P. Ibanez, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could grow by 7.1% next year amid stronger private consumption and government infrastructure…
Domestic ore processing seen boosting mining share of GDP
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A BILL seeking to require the domestic processing of some ore mined in the Philippines holds the potential to “double or triple”…
PAL losses since bankruptcy filing reach P2.89B
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FLAG carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) ended October, two months since its Chapter 11 filing on Sept. 3, with a loss of $27.87…
Bank lending to get boost from reopening, vaccination progress
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PROGRESS in the country’s vaccination drive and the gradual reopening of the economy are expected to help boost confidence and spur lending,…
Infrastructure CEOs say next gov't must plan long term, fix delays
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THE next government will need to address right-of-way issues, slow permit approvals for infrastructure projects, and prepare long-term plans looking as far…