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Philippines' privacy watchdog summons Grab after deal with Uber
MANILA, Philippines – The National Privacy Commission (NPC) called for a meeting with Grab Philippines next week to discuss how its merger with Uber would affect Filipino drivers' and users' data.This...
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PAL Express completes IATA safety audit
MANILA, Philippines – PAL Express, the budget carrier of Philippine Airlines (PAL), was able to pass its 3rd straight safety audit."PAL Express successfully completed for the 3rd consecutive time the...
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Lone bidder qualifies for P84-million Baggao Water Supply Project
MANILA, Philippines – A lone bidder was declared qualified to participate in the auction for the P84-million water supply project of the municipal government of Baggao in Cagayan province.The...
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Bank lending, liquidity both up in February
MANILA, Philippines – The pool of credit flowing around the economy continued to expand in February as production and commercial loans made up for a slight reduction in household loans, according to...
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Lax MRT 3 record-keeping irks DOTr chief Tugade
MANILA, Philippines— Transportation secretary Arthur Tugade has hit out at the lackadaisical record-keeping of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3’s (MRT3) maintenance team as it races to get 15 working...
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Singapore says Uber-Grab deal may flout competition rules
SINGAPORE – The sale of Uber's Southeast Asian business to Singapore-based rival Grab may have infringed competition rules, a Singapore watchdog said Friday, imposing restrictions on the deal while it...
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Philippine coffee industry is hot and brewing
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Kirstin Reyes worked for 7 years in Singapore where she began an affair with coffee. When she returned to her home in Tuguegarao City in 2013, she roasted coffee and created...
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Freelancing taking root in the Philippines – study
MANILA, Philippines – To a worker stuck in a routine 9-5 office job, the ability to create one's own hours and work from anywhere would seem like a dream.Freelancing, wrapped up in the catch-all term...
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Construction of NLEX-SLEX Connector Road to start by July
MANILA, Philippines – The tollways unit of Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) will start building a toll road connecting the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) and the South...
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GT Capital spending over P100 billion in 2018
MANILA, Philippines – GT Capital Holdings Incorporated is spending as much as P111.9 billion this year, mainly to fund its banking unit's improvement of capital ratio and expansion of electronic...
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Philippine economy likely to grow above 7% in Q1 2018 – First Metro, UA&P
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine economy is expected to grow more than 7% in the first 3 months of 2018, fueled by higher foreign investments, employment, and manufacturing output, among...
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AboitizPower ventures into solar rooftops
MANILA, Philippines – Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) announced it is entering the solar rooftop business through a new unit called AboitizPower Distributed Energy Incorporated (APX).In a...
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PCC warns Grab-Uber deal may have 'far-reaching impact' on commuters
MANILA, Philippines – The sale of Uber's Southeast Asian business to rival Grab is likely to "have a far-reaching impact on the riding public and the transportation services," warned the Philippine...
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Metro Pacific expands footprint in Vietnam water market
MANILA, Philippines – A subsidiary of Manuel Pangilinan-led Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) is buying a 49% stake in one of the largest water utility companies in Vietnam for P1.98...
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Global-Estate Resorts net income up 45% to P1.6 billion in 2017
MANILA, Philippines – Listed Global-Estate Resorts Incorporated (GERI), Megaworld Corporation's integrated tourism and leisure brand, saw its bottom line rise in 2017 on strong real estate sales.GERI...
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U.S. blasts 'unfair' Chinese tariffs on 128 products
BEIJING, China – The United States on Monday, April 2, blasted as "unfair" Chinese tariffs imposed on 128 US imports worth $3 billion, including fruit and pork, in the latest tit-for-tat over US duties...
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6-month Boracay closure to have minimal impact on economy – NEDA
MANILA, Philippines – While the proposed 6-month shutdown of Boracay Island will have a minimal impact on the country’s economic growth, it can have an adverse short term impact on the local economy,...
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NEDA body approves San Miguel's Bulacan airport, 8 other projects
MANILA, Philippines – San Miguel Corporation's P700-billion proposal to build, operate, and maintain an airport in Bulacan– along with 8 other infrastructure projects – has been approved by a National...
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PH can become upper middle income country by 2019 – NEDA
MANILA, Philippines – Banking on the high growth of the country's gross national income (GNI), the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) sees the Philippines becoming an upper middle...
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LIST: Proposed NAIA terminal reassignments for airlines
MANILA, Philippines – Airlines could be switching terminal assignments at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in a few months.This will be done as part of the NAIA terminal rationalization...
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