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PLDT invests in Multisys to boost digital initiatives

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 02:51 PM

Its subsidiary, PLDT Global Investment Holdings Inc, will acquire 45.73 percent interest in Multisys in a deal expected to be completed by December. Read more »

Presyo ng bilihin sa ilang palengke sa QC, tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 02:37 PM

Tumaas ang presyo ng ilang gulay at baboy sa Quezon City, partikular na sa Tandang Sora Market at Mega Q Mart, 47 araw bago mag-Pasko.  Read more »

Paglago ng ekonomiya, pinakamabagal simula 2015

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 02:29 PM

Bumagal ang paglago ng ekonomiya ng bansa sa ikatlong quarter ng taon, base sa naitalang gross domestic product ng Philippine Statistics Authority. Read more »

Cebu Pacific expands maintenance deal with Air France-KLM

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 11:07 AM

Cebu Pacific said it expanded its support contract it Air France Industries KLM Engineering and Maintenance for its Airbus fleet. Read more »

Chavit Singson still hopes for third telco slot

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 10:46 AM | Updated Nov 08 11:19 AM

Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson said Thursday said he remained confident that he and his partners could still secure the country's third telco slot. Read more »

Third telco Mislatel pledged near-Singapore internet speeds: DICT

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 10:44 AM | Updated Nov 08 03:28 PM

Mislatel, a joint venture between China Telecom and Davao tycoon Dennis Uy, pledged minimum speed of 27 mbps in its first year, and 55 mbps in its second year, the government said. Read more »

GDP growth slows in third quarter on drag from agriculture

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 10:25 AM | Updated Nov 08 03:30 PM

Economic growth of 6.1 percent in the third quarter slowed from 6.2 percent in the previous three-month period and was below the 6.3 percent expectation of analysts in a Reuters poll.  Read more »

Robinsons Land net income nearly doubles in Q3

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 10:14 AM

The Gokongwei-led developer said it posted net income of P3.2 billion in the third quarter. January to September net income reached P6.6 billion, up 44 percent from the comparable period in 2017. Read more »

US, Europe stocks enjoy relief rally after midterm vote

ABS-CBN News
Nov 08 08:15 AM

Democrats regained control of the US House of Representatives following Tuesday's vote, but President Donald Trump's Republican party widened its majority in the Senate. Read more »

Boeing issues advice over sensors after LionAir crash

Agence France-Presse
Nov 08 08:12 AM

Boeing said local aviation officials believed pilots might have been given wrong information by the plane's automated systems before the fatal crash. Read more »

Samsung gives first glimpse of foldable phone

Jane Lanhee Lee and Munsif Vengattil, Reuters
Nov 08 08:05 AM | Updated Nov 08 09:08 AM

Samsung needs to get the foldable phone right to reverse steep declines in profit for its mobile division and restore some of the cachet its brand has lost to Apple Inc. Read more »

PH LGBT business group launches campaign to promote corporate inclusivity

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 11:19 PM | Updated Nov 08 08:53 AM

The Philippine LGBT Chamber of Commerce launched a campaign seeking to promote diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. Read more »

PH shares fall anew ahead of Q3 GDP data

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 11:03 PM

Worries over the upcoming third quarter GDP data dragged Philippine shares back to a crucial support level. Read more »

'Philippine tourism still lags behind Southeast Asian peers'

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 11:00 PM

A European business group calls for stronger government effort in promoting the country's tourism destinations.  Read more »

Globe, PLDT-Smart welcome third telco player

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 10:58 PM | Updated Nov 08 08:53 AM

The two telecommunications giants in the country welcome the provisional third major player in the industry.  Read more »

Capping tourist numbers in Boracay not feasible, says Euro chamber official

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 10:27 PM

MANILA - The government's plan to cap the number of tourists going to Boracay to protect its environment is not likely going to work, a resort owner who also heads a European business group said Wednesday.  Read more »

'Provisional telco player' na kakalaban sa Smart at Globe, napili na

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 09:43 PM

Inanunsiyo na ang kompanyang kakalaban sa dalawang dambuhala sa telco industry. Read more »

Singson questions winning bidder's qualification to be third telco

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 09:18 PM

Sear Telecom, the consortium backed by Former Ilocos Sur Governor Luis “Chavit” Singson, said Mislatel has an “exclusive” binding agreement with another company. Read more »

PT&T failed to show ‘technical capability’ in bid for third telco, NTC insists

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 09:00 PM

The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) on Wednesday insisted that PT&T failed to meet the technical capability requirements in the bidding for the third major telco player.  Read more »

Japan commits to fund MRT rehabilitation

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 08:03 PM

Japan is the Philippines' top source of Official Development Assistance. Read more »

SRP sa isda, halos di nasusunod; BFAR 'pinaghihinalaan' ang traders

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 07:52 PM

Mas mataas pa rin sa suggested retail price ang bentahan ng isda sa ilang palengke sa Metro Manila. Read more »

Presyo ng manok sa Bacolod tumaas

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 07:09 PM

Tumaas ang presyo ng dressed chicken, o whole chicken sa Bacolod City, at posible pa itong tumaas sa paparating na Christmas season.  Read more »

China Telecom, Dennis Uy venture emerges as 'provisional' third telco

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 05:38 PM | Updated Nov 07 09:44 PM

The third telco is tipped to challenge the dominance of PLDT Inc and Globe Telecom. Read more »

Trade deficit widens in September as exports decline

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 05:01 PM

The country's trade deficit widened in September as exports declined while imports surged, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Wednesday. Read more »

#WalangTubig: 32 barangay sa Metro Manila

ABS-CBN News
Nov 07 03:40 PM

Pansamantalang mawawalan ng tubig ang 32 barangay sa Mandaluyong, San Juan, Pasig at Quezon City simula gabi ng Huwebes hanggang umaga ng Biyernes dahil sa emergency leak repairs. Read more »