The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Duterte, other gov’t workers to receive pay hike starting January next year

November 22, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte, who has been complaining with his salary, and some other 1.2 million government workers are expected to receive the third tranche of their salary increase starting January next year with P24 billion set aside for 2018. In

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Robot Expo

November 21, 2017

TOKYO- Humanoid robot Pepper (center) welcomes visitors standing before Boston Dynamics robots on display at the ‘SoftBank Robot World 2017’ in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, 21 November 2017. Organized by telecommunications and mobile phone carrier SoftBank Corp., the two day

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Stocks finish lower, peso gains to P50.797:$1

November 21, 2017

Stocks ended lower on Tuesday, with the Philippine Stock Exchange index finishing 32.79 points lower to 8,289.19. In the broader market, there were 124 decliners, 78 gainers and 24 unchanged. Volume reached 1.94 billion worth P7.18 billion. Foreigners were net

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Stocks end slightly higher

November 20, 2017

Stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, as the Philippine Stock Exchange index ended 10.90 points higher to 8,321.91. In the broader market, there were 122 decliners, 80 gainers and 42 unchanged  Volume reached 3.65 billion shares worth P5.601 billion. Among

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Overall BOP position posts $368 million deficit in October

November 20, 2017

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position in October posted a deficit of $368 million, higher by $185 million than the $183 million deficit during the same period last year, the central bank said Monday. This brought the cumulative BOP

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New OFB bank to cover all overseas Filipinos

November 19, 2017

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has welcomed Malacanang’s approval of the acquisition by the Land Bank of the Philippines of the Philippine Postal Savings Bank (PPSB). In a statement, Dominguez said this will pave the way for a financial institution

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Persimmons delicacy

November 19, 2017

SHIMANE PREFECTURE- Persimmons being hung to dry in Matsue city, Shimane prefecture, Japan, Sunday, 19 November, 2017. The sweet dried persimmons are a delicacy in Japan and each persimmon costs as much as 10 dollars a piece in Tokyo department

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Stocks close week higher

November 17, 2017

Stocks ended the week higher on Friday, as the main index finished above one percent. The Philippine Stock Exchange index closed 104.64 points higher, or 1.27 percent,  to 8,311.08. In the broader market, there were 98 gainers, 91 decliners and

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