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Peso holds ground, but local shares stumble

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA – Risk aversion ruled the trading floor on Wednesday after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) trimmed its global growth forecast for this year and 2020, affecting...

Dominguez discounts big spending for creation of new departments

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III does not expect the creation of new departments, which President Rodrigo R. Duterte called for in his fourth State of...

PH to be upper middle income country by 2020

By Leslie Gatpolintan/Philippine News Agency MANILA – Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia on Wednesday said the Philippines will likely advance to an upper middle-income status in 2020 despite slower economic expansion in...

DTI Iloilo reaches out to MSMEs in villages

By Perla Lena/Philippine News Agency ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Iloilo provincial office on Wednesday rolled out the Negosyo Serbisyo sa Barangay program in two villages in...

Bacolod biz sector looks forward to growth in next 3 years

By Erwin Nicavera/Philippine News Agency BACOLOD CITY -- The business sector here is looking forward to the growth in the next three years of the Duterte administration after the foundation has been...

8-digit landline numbers in NCR to start in October

PR/Philippine News Agency MANILA – Subscribers of major telco firms PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom in the Greater Metro Manila area will have eight-digit landline numbers starting October this year. The initiative to...
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