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Taiwan threatens to take China to WTO in fruit spat

Reuters
Sep 19 08:47 PM

Taiwan threatened to take China to the World Trade Organization on Sunday after Beijing said it would suspend sugar apple and wax apple imports. Read more »

PH urged: Shorten isolation for vaxed from N. America

ABS-CBN News
Sep 19 03:22 PM

A palace adviser urged the government on Sunday to shorten the quarantine period for fully vaccinated travelers from North America in time for Christmas. Read more »

Sun Life launches foreign currency investment fund

ABS-CBN News
Sep 19 08:46 AM

Sun Life said it is launching a new investment fund in a bid to help clients diversify their US dollar assets. Read more »

vivo grows global share in Q2

ABS-CBN News
Sep 19 07:45 AM

Chinese smartphone brand vivo said it has been named the top 5G smartphone vendor in Asia Pacific for the second quarter of 2021 according to global market solutions company Strategy Analytics Inc. Read more »

Ika-4 sunod na oil price hike asahan sa Setyembre 21

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 03:31 PM

Magkakaroon ng P0.80 hanggang P0.90 taas-presyo ang gasolina; ang diesel at kerosene naman ay may P0.75 hanggang P0.85 inaasahang pagtaas. Read more »

Promoting productivity using a weekly planning system

Armando Bartolome
Sep 18 09:52 AM

To avoid burnout, we should prioritize and create a system that will allow us to finish each task. Read more »

PSEi registers 1st weekly loss in 5 weeks

ABS-CBN News
Sep 18 03:22 AM

The PSE index logs its first weekly loss in five weeks. Read more »

At unfinished Evergrande apartments in China, buyers seek answers

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Sep 17 07:32 PM

Evergrande, China's No. 2 property developer, is scrambling to raise funds to pay lenders, suppliers, and investors. Read more »

DM Wenceslao chair passes away

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 05:58 PM

D.M. Wenceslao & Associates Inc's Chairman Delfin J. Wenceslao Jr passed away, the company confirmed Friday. Read more »

Remittances seen to grow 6 percent in 2021

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 05:44 PM

Remittances from Overseas Filipinos are expected to hit a 6-percent growth rate this year due to the lessening impact of the COVID-19 pandemic before slowing down to 4 percent in 2022, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday. Read more »

US to charge ex-Boeing pilot over 737 MAX crashes

Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 03:53 PM

US prosecutors are preparing to indict a former Boeing test pilot suspected of misleading aviation regulators over safety issues blamed for two fatal 737 MAX crashes. Read more »

#WalangTubig: San Juan, Mandaluyong sa Sept. 20-21

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 03:08 PM

Paliwanag ng water concessionare, magkakaroon sila ng maintenance activities sa cor. Ideal St. sa harap ng Nissan Shaw sa Barangay Addition Hills. Read more »

Arrival of 600K AstraZeneca shots to boost Delta fight

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 03:04 PM

The arrival of 600,000 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines procured by the private sector will boost the country's vaccination efforts during the current alert level 4 and the implementation of granular lockdowns, an official said Friday. Read more »

InstaPay, PESONet transactions post 2021 growth

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 01:15 PM

Both InstaPay and PESONet fund transfers have registered significant growth in terms of the transaction value for the first 7 months of 2021, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said Friday. Read more »

Some restaurants unable to open in alert level shift

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 12:30 PM

Some restaurants were unable to open despite some easing in restrictions under Alert Level 4 in Metro Manila, Resto PH said Friday. Read more »

IMF chief denies altering World Bank report

Heather Scott, Agence France-Presse
Sep 17 11:45 AM

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva on Thursday disputed an independent investigation which found that in her previous job at the World Bank, she pressed staff to alter a report to avoid angering China. Read more »

Remittances seen to grow 5 pct this year: WorldRemit PH

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 11:05 AM

Remittances are likely to grow by 5 percent this year despite the pandemic due to continued increase in key market sources and a rebound in some nations, WorldRemit PH country director Earl Melivo told ANC. Read more »

Restrictions for dine-in capacity not meant to discriminate: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Sep 17 10:36 AM | Updated Sep 17 10:50 AM

The cap on indoor dining capacity under Alert Level 4 is a preventive measure meant to protect consumers and not an act of discrimination, DTI said. Read more »

IMF, World Bank urge more COVID-19 vaccination doses to go to poor countries

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Sep 17 08:35 AM

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva and other multilateral-organization leaders on Thursday urged countries with high COVID-19 vaccination rates to boost efforts to send doses to low- and middle-income countries. Read more »

Philippines tries new tack in virus curbs to reopen more businesses

Adrian Portugal, Reuters
Sep 16 11:57 PM

estaurants, salons and other small businesses in Metro Manila reopened on Thursday after being shut for weeks. Read more »

PH shares snap 3-day losing streak, climb to 6,968

ABS-CBN News
Sep 16 11:51 PM

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index surged for the first time in four days as Metro Manila adopted a new quarantine scheme. Read more »

Jollibee extends discount for COVID-vaccinated til Nov

ABS-CBN News
Sep 16 05:55 PM

Jollibee Foods Corp will extend its 10 percent discount for vaccinated customers until Nov. 30 to encourage more Filipinos to get jabbed versus COVID-19, the fast-food giant said on Thursday. Read more »

NEDA launches P1.1-trillion water master plan

ABS-CBN News
Sep 16 05:48 PM

The Philippines needs investments of around P1.1 trillion to develop an effective water supply and sanitation by the year 2030, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua said Thursday. Read more »

Digitalization boosts PH financial inclusion

Warren De Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Sep 16 05:21 PM

There has been a “significant growth” in financial inclusion in the country driven by pandemic-fueled digitalization, the BSP chief says. Read more »

IKEA PH opens pop-up display in MOA

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Sep 16 04:13 PM

IKEA Philippines said Thursday it opened a pop-up display at the SM Mall of Asia to showcase its products ahead of the opening of its e-commerce and physical store. Read more »