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Olympic champ Hidilyn Diaz leads PSA’s top achievers for July

Olympic champ Hidilyn Diaz leads PSA’s top achievers fo...

Hidilyn Diaz wanted nothing else but the gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ...

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Nat l government fiscal balance yields narrower deficit in July at P121.2B

Nat l government fiscal balance yields narrower deficit...

The national government s fiscal balance saw a narrower deficit in July on the b...

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Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress on global development goals, says ADB

Pandemic threatens Asia-Pacific's progress on global de...

The coronavirus pandemic may have pushed as many as 80 million people in develop...

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Wall Street gains, Nasdaq notches record closing high on full vaccine approval

Wall Street gains, Nasdaq notches record closing high o...

Wall Street rallied on Monday, and the Nasdaq reached an all-time closing high a...

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IMF s $650-B reserves distribution is shot in arm for global economy --Georgieva

IMF s $650-B reserves distribution is shot in arm for g...

The IMF will distribute about $650 billion in new Special Drawing Rights to its ...

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House OKs on final reading bill defining tax rates for proprietary schools

House OKs on final reading bill defining tax rates for ...

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on final reading a proposed meas...

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Philippines allocates P240-billion for COVID-19 response in 2022 budget

Philippines allocates P240-billion for COVID-19 respons...

The Philippines has allocated more than P240 billion for the government s respon...

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IMF stops funds to Afghanistan, reserves blocked from Taliban

IMF stops funds to Afghanistan, reserves blocked from T...

Despite its swift takeover of the government in Afghanistan, the Taliban will no...

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Economic managers slash growth forecast to 4%-5% due to stricter quarantines

Economic managers slash growth forecast to 4%-5% due to...

The Duterte administration s economic managers further trimmed their economic gr...

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PPA warns of cargo shipment delays as China ports shut down due to COVID-19

PPA warns of cargo shipment delays as China ports shut ...

The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) on Wednesday called on the Philippine-based...

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Bill amending bank secrecy law on Duterte s list of legislative priorities --BSP

Bill amending bank secrecy law on Duterte s list of leg...

The central bank-backed bill seeking to amend existing bank secrecy law has been...

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Solar could be 40% of US power by 2035 --Biden administration

Solar could be 40% of US power by 2035 --Biden administ...

Solar could supply more than 40% of the nation's electricity by 2035--up from 3%...

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P5.2B worth of loans issued to pandemic-hit MSMEs -- DTI chief Lopez

P5.2B worth of loans issued to pandemic-hit MSMEs -- DT...

Some P5.2 billion in loans have been released by the government to small busines...

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BIR reminds social media influencers, YouTubers to pay taxes

BIR reminds social media influencers, YouTubers to pay ...

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday issued a memorandum to remind soc...

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Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook as COVID-19 hampers recovery

Thailand downgrades 2021 outlook as COVID-19 hampers re...

Thailand downgraded its economic growth forecast for 2021 on Monday as it battle...

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BSP: Remittances hit six-month high in June

BSP: Remittances hit six-month high in June

Remittances grew to 7.0% in June to mark a six-month high, data released by the ...