Tales of recovery and remorse from Marawi City
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DHSUD By John M. Unson, Correspondent IT HAS been six years since terrorists laid siege to Marawi City, which led to a…
Fisher group calls gov’t food stamp program a ‘band-aid solution’
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN FISHER group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday criticized the government’s plan to launch a…
OFWs affected by suspension of Kuwait visas get government aid
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DMW THE DEPARTMENT of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Thursday provided job matching programs and financial aid to Kuwait-bound Filipino workers affected by…
US debt default may rattle markets
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US dollar banknotes and an American flag are displayed on a laptop in this illustration, Dec. 26, 2022. — JAKUB PORZYCKI/NURPHOTO VIA…
Gov’t sets P185-billion borrowing plan for June
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MARI GIMENEZ-UNSPLASH THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT plans to borrow P185 billion from the domestic market in June, the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr)…
8 out of 1,000 Filipinos are ‘modern slaves’ — report
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REUTERS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter AROUND eight out of 1,000 Filipinos are “modern slaves,” according to a global index that…
World Bank backs PHL development agenda
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Kindergarten students engage in art activities during class in Marikina classes, Aug. 25, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE WORLD BANK has…
ACEN targets P25B from preferred shares offering
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ACENRENEWABLES.COM ACEN Corp. is looking to raise P25 billion by offering preferred shares as the Ayala-led energy company moves to diversify its…
NPC blames GCash deductions on phishing
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PRIVACY watchdog National Privacy Commission (NPC) said the reported unauthorized transactions involving electronic payment firm GCash had been caused by phishing attacks….
Smart Citi, Hong Kong-based firm to launch PHL stablecoin
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DIANA.GRYTSKU LOCAL tech company Smart Citi Teknologi and Hong Kong-based Xtreme Business Enterprises Ltd. (XBE) tied up to launch Philippine stablecoin. “I…