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Stocks, peso finish higher

April 25, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso closed higher on Thursday. The peso gained nine centavos to end at P52.14 against the US dollar. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $961 million from Wednesday’s

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Philippines-Taiwan mutual economic ties remain strong

April 25, 2019

The Philippines continues to be a major source of manpower for Taiwan’s electronics industry. This is according to Kristy Hsu, director of the Taiwan ASEAN Studies Center at the Chung Hua Institution for Economic Research (CHIER), during a recent public

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Manila Times says managing editor ”was asked” to quit

April 25, 2019

The Manila Times hit back at its former managing editor Felipe Salvosa II saying he acted “unethically.” In a statement by the Manila Times at the Facebook page of its president and chief executive officer Dante Ang II on Thursday,

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Businessman, two others die as chopper crashes into fishpond

April 25, 2019

A businessman and two companions died when their helicopter crashed into a fishpond in Malolos, Bulacan ar 12:30 pm Thursday afternoon.  Police Col. Bernard Banac, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson,  said the businessman was Liberato Laus, chairman of the Laus

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NCR accounted for 36 percent share in 2018 GDP growth: PSA

April 25, 2019

Economies of 17 regions in the country grew in 2018 with National Capital Region accounting for a third of activity . According to the Philippine Statistics Authority ( PSA) Thursday, NCR accounted for the largest share of the Philippines’ Gross

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NHCP to ask Palace for funds to restore Pampanga historical churches damaged by quake

April 25, 2019

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) will ask Malacanang to provide funds for the restoration of historical churches, which could have been damaged by a strong earthquake that hit some parts of Luzon. In a press briefing in

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Duterte’s threat of war on Canada ”figure of speech”: Lorenzana

April 25, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the threat of war by President Rodrigo Duterte against Canada is just a “figure of speech”.   “It’s just a figure of speech to dramatize his extreme displeasure. But if it were me, I would

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Shelter for fishermen in Batanes to be finished next month: AFP

April 25, 2019

A shelter being built by the military for Filipino fishermen in the most uninhabited island of Batanes will be completed next month. “As of now, Engineering units from the Army and Navy including Marines are deployed in Mavulis Island to

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