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'Parang balewala lang': Fisherman laments Duterte remark on Chinese 'hit-and-run'

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Updated as of Jun 18 09:05 AM

The captain of a Filipino fishing boat sank by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea lamented Tuesday President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that the incident was does not justify sending Navy ships to the resource-rich waterway.    Read more »

‘Back on track’: Philippines, Chile revive talks on free trade pact

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 31 10:53 AM

Chile and the Philippines may finally sign a free trade agreement next year, a move expected to boost economic relations between the 2 countries, Chilean ambassador said Thursday. Read more »

'Kawawa ka naman, ang payat mo': Imee recalls chance encounter with Kris

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Updated as of May 30 02:55 PM

MANILA - Senator-elect Imee Marcos apparently crossed paths recently with actress-host Kris Aquino, a rare encounter between two women whose families are on opposite sides of history.    Read more »

Philippines tipped to reap benefits of digital trade

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Posted at May 30 11:37 AM

Digital trade in the country generates $3.2 billion but it could expand to as much as $27 billion by 2030, Hinrich Foundation research fellow Stephen Olson told ANC. Read more »

Fintech group seeks 'seamless' onboarding for unbanked Filipinos

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Updated as of May 27 10:52 AM

Adopting formal financial channels should be "seamless" for millions of Filipinos who don't have accounts with banks and financial institutions, said Fintech Alliance chairman Lito Villanueva, who is also EVP and chief innovation and inclusion officer for RCBC. Read more »

Why 2019 could be a 'good year' for property sector

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Updated as of May 21 10:47 AM

The growing Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and the Philippines Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) drive office space rentals in the metro, Pinnacle Real Estate Consulting Services head of research Jose Romarx Salas told ANC.  Read more »

Australian investors want 'certainty, consistency' in policies, envoy says

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 09:47 AM

The key thing is passing the measure so that investors can decide how to act on it, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson told Cathy Yang in an exclusive interview for ANC's The Boss. Read more »

New Australian envoy pushes for stronger economic, trade ties with PH

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 16 09:48 AM

Security, defense and intelligence element are strong resulting in a “very warm” relationship but there is room to boost trade and economic benefits, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinsons told Cathy Yang in an exclusive interview for ANC's The Boss. Read more »

PDP-Laban to reevaluate party members after polls: Koko

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Updated as of May 10 10:46 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte's political party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) would reevaluate its members after the midterm polls to ensure local officials rendered "service to the party," the group's president said Friday.   Read more »

Filipinos not fit for work? Chinese manual laborers seen in PH construction site

Zen Hernandez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 28 10:37 PM

ABS-CBN News has obtained a video of a construction project showing foreigners doing manual labor, from mixing cement to loading, and carrying construction materials. Read more »

Poll watchdog flags 'dubious' party-lists

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Posted at Mar 07 11:23 AM

Voters should be vigilant against supporting party-list groups that champion "dubious" causes instead of marginalized and underrepresented sectors, a poll watchdog said Thursday. Read more »

BSP's Espenilla: Digital champion wrote on yellow paper

Christel Lagdameo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 28 05:28 PM

The late Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Nestor Espenilla wrote notes on yellow paper, proving that you don't need to be tech savvy to harness digital channels for financial inclusion, his daughter said.  Read more »

Filipinos in Vietnam hope for economic windfall from Trump-Kim summit

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Updated as of Feb 27 05:10 PM

The summit in Hanoi, aimed at denuclearizing North Korea, could result in investment and tourist flows, said Jun Felix, a Filipino community leader who has worked in Vietnam for 20 years. Read more »

PH among nations 'more resilient' to US-China trade war: Moody's

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Updated as of Feb 15 10:46 AM

Public spending and consumption are the 2 domestic drivers of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) as compared to Thailand, Malaysia or Singapore, said vice president and senior sovereign risk analyst of Moody’s Investor Service Christian de Guzman. Read more »

Mar on campaign loss: 'I offered tinolang manok, they chose kare-kareng baka'

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 11:49 PM

Senatorial candidate Mar Roxas already lost two major elections but is unfazed as he enters the campaign for the 2019 midterm polls.  Read more »

Remembering ‘Tatang’: Chiefs, employees share fondest moments with Henry Sy Sr.

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Updated as of Jan 25 01:16 AM

From a humble shoe seller to the country's richest man, Henry Sy Sr.'s success story is nothing unheard of. Read more »

Dissecting Data: Steady growth for Philippine economy in 2018

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Posted at Jan 24 04:03 PM

Slowdown in manufacturing was offset by higher growth in the construction sector driven by the government’s Build, Build, Build program. Read more »

PNP chief backs lower criminal age, but wants good rehab programs

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Updated as of Jan 24 10:53 AM

The chief of the Philippine National Police said Thursday that he supports a bill to lower the criminal age, but there should be a program to reform youth offenders. Read more »

No leads yet on Cebu town mayor's ambush - Albayalde

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Updated as of Jan 24 10:58 AM

Investigators have not yet found a lead on the ambush that injured a Cebu town mayor and left 3 dead, including her husband, the chief of the national police said Thursday.   Read more »

Violence seen as unlikely in Bangsamoro law plebiscite

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Updated as of Jan 20 05:54 PM

A former official of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission said violence is unlikely in Monday's plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law.  Read more »