Health agencies keeping eye on COVID ‘Kraken’ variant
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By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter Image via iSO-FORM / CC BY 4.0 NICKNAMED after a sea monster, the coronavirus Omicron subvariant XBB…
Dominic Rubio’s big heads
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1 of 2 “I have come to think that being looked at obsessively by people you don’t know actually changes the way…
BSP policy rate could reach 6.5% this year
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BW FILE PHOTO THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) could hike benchmark interest rates by 50 to 100 basis points (bps) this…
Pangilinan group names new TV5, Cignal TV presidents, CEOs
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FILM producer Guido R. Zaballero is the new president and chief executive officer (CEO) of free-to-air television network TV5, the Pangilinan group’s…
All countries ‘dangerously unprepared’ for future pandemics, says IFRC
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A woman takes a coronavirus disease test at a pop-up testing site as the Omicron coronavirus variant continues to spread in Manhattan,…
Pru Life UK CEO is new Fintech Alliance insurtech committee chair
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FINTECH Alliance Philippines has appointed Pru Life UK President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Eng Teng Wong as chairman of its Insurance…
House approves IBC-13 franchise renewal for another 25 years
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LAWMAKERS on Tuesday approved on third and final reading a bill that will grant another 25-year franchise to Intercontinental Broadcasting Corp. or…
Peso down on inflation bets
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO dropped further against the dollar on Tuesday after the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said inflation likely…
PHL stocks drop on inflation, rate hike worries
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LOCAL SHARES dropped on Tuesday amid worries over inflation and interest rates and as investors await the policy decision of the US…
Philippines urged to hold joint patrols to keep China at bay
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A CHINESE Coast Guard ship ‘shadowing’ a Philippine vessel on its way to deliver supplies on Dec. 17 to troops stationed at…