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PSEi starts week on high note but peso inches down

MANILA - - The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose Monday but the peso went the other way as investors continue their wait-and-see stance on several issues such as the movement...

Recto seeks P15-B add’l ‘standby fund’ for Marawi

MANILA -- Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is proposing a PHP15 billion ‘standby fund’ for Marawi reconstruction on top of the PHP10 billion that is already in the 2018 national...

PEZA investment approvals up 94% in first nine months

MANILA -- Investment approvals of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) in the first three quarters of the year reached PHP196.46 billion, up 94 percent from PHP101.20 billion in the same period...

House amenable to reconcile with Senate version of tax reform bill

MANILA -- The House of Representatives is amenable to reconciling differences with the Senate version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Acceleration (TRAIN) bill, a House leader said on Monday. In...

Senators weigh in on dip in Duterte’s satisfaction, trust ratings

MANILA -- Senators on Monday expressed various reactions to the dip in the recent net satisfaction and trust ratings of President Rodrigo Duterte -- some downplaying it and others saying it...

DOJ starts preliminary probe on Arnaiz, De Guzman slays

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday started the preliminary investigation on the criminal charges filed against two policemen and a taxi driver for their alleged involvement in the...

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