Regulator orders PhilHealth to detail impact of rate hike freeze
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PHILSTAR THE regulator for state-owned firms has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to submit an analysis of how a hike…
Palace decision clearing sugar officials must be respected, Agri dep’t says
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ALEXANDER GREY-UNSPLASH THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said officials implicated in issuing the unauthorized order to import sugar last year have been…
Energy label rules now cover laundry, kitchen, ICT devices
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PLANETCARE-UNSPLASH THE Department of Energy (DoE) said its energy-consumption labeling rules have been expanded to cover a range of laundry, kitchen, and…
German chamber positive for PHL prospects as region deemed priority
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FREEPIK THE German-Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) said the prospects are positive for the Philippines in 2023, with German companies…
HSBC sees Philippines remaining ‘resilient’ as growth slows to 4.4%
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HSBC Holdings PLC said on Thursday that it expects Philippine growth to remain “resilient” even as it slows to 4.4% in 2023. “We…
ERC cites rate reviews, CSP revision as 2023 priorities
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ROBERT LINDER-UNSPLASH THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said its 2023 priorities are reviewing distribution utility (DU) and transmission rates, as well as…
Fintech company JustPayto tapped for MSME digital payment system
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JUSTPAY.TO THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it signed a partnership deal with financial tech firm JustPayto Philippines Corp. to…
Stocks rise on slower-than-expected inflation
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BW FILE PHOTO STOCKS continued to rally on Thursday as December inflation came in below market expectations despite picking up from the…
Peso rebounds on Dec. inflation data, Fed minutes
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS THE PESO rebounded against the dollar on Thursday on slower-than-expected December inflation and following the release of the…
Marcos: China wants compromise to ease South China Sea tensions
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OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza and Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporters CHINESE President Xi Jinping has vowed…