Jobless Filipinos hit 4.2M in Feb.
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN By Lourdes O. Pilar, Researcher THE RANKS of jobless Filipinos increased in February, a month before the government…
Philippines back to square one a year into pandemic as virus cases surge
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Metro Manila and nearby cities and provinces are currently under a strict lockdown until April 4 to ease pressure on dwindling hospital…
PHL raises P24B via Samurai bonds
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THE PHILIPPINES raised ¥55 billion (P24.2 billion) from a three-year, Japanese yen-denominated “Samurai” bond offering, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) said…
Deficit balloons in Feb. as spending picks up
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By Beatrice M. Laforga, Reporter THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT’S budget deficit more than tripled to P116 billion in February against its year-ago level,…
National Literature Month celebration looks back at 500 years of history
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LIKE other forms of art, literature mirrors our country’s culture and history as Filipinos. Five hundred years of the Filipinos’ story will…
Car importers expect flat to 20% sales growth
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By Jenina P. Ibañez, Reporter IMPORTED car sales in 2021 could span between flat to 20% growth, which could depend on the…
Ortigas Foundation Library finds a new home
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1 of 2 JUST some of the 23,000 items in the collection of the Ortigas Foundation Library. — FACEBOOK.COM/ORTIGAS.FOUNDATION JUST some of…
Cebu Air reports net loss of over P22B for 2020
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BW FILE PHOTO CEBU AIR, Inc., the listed operator of budget carrier Cebu Pacific, announced on Tuesday a net loss of P22.2…
Why Christianity put away its dancing shoes — only to find them again centuries later
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MEDIEVAL Christians believed that heaven was a realm filled with dancing. Italian painter Fra Angelico’s Last Judgment shows dancing angels. — FRA…
Ayala Corp. seeks regulatory nod for shelf registration of P30-B debt
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AYALA CORP. filed on Tuesday the registration statement for its proposed public distribution and sale of debt securities worth up to P30…