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Bentahan ng murang bigas, asukal sa supermarkets umarangkada na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 08:16 PM

Nagsimula nang mangbenta ng mga murang commercial rice at asukal ang mga supermarket alinsunod sa isang programa ng Department of Trade and Industry.  Read more »

FWD Insurance app offers policy management on mobile

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 11:59 AM

Tapp, available as a free download for Apple and Android devices, allows FWD plan holders to check their policy coverage, pay their premiums and track their investments. Read more »

CHART: Inflation for bottom 30 percent is at highest in nearly a decade

Edson Joseph Guido, ABS-CBN Data Analytics
Updated as of Dec 07 04:45 PM

Inflation for the bottom 30 percent of households based on income quickened to 8.5 percent in the third quarter. Read more »

PH business confidence index drops to lowest since 2010

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 12:10 AM

Business and consumer confidence in the Philippines is now at their lowest levels in eight years.  Read more »

Ilang gasolinahan sa Malolos, nakitaan ng mga 'paglabag'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 11:16 AM

Pinagpapaliwanag ang ilang gasolinahan sa Malolos, Bulacan ukol sa mga hinihinalang paglabag sa kalidad ng kanilang produkto, sinabi ng Department of Energy, Miyerkoles.   Read more »

Samsung, Huawei tease all-screen phones with tiny cutouts

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 10:41 AM

The world's top 2 smartphone makers are closing the year with near full-screen displays. Read more »

Inflation eases to 6 percent in November

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 05 04:43 PM

The Consumer Price Index rose 6 percent, compared to 6.7 percent in September and October. Before holding steady in the previous 2 months, inflation picked up for 8 straight months. Read more »

Apple security expert moves to civil rights monitor ACLU

Joseph Menn, Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 08:23 AM

Jon Callas, who led a team of hackers breaking into pre-release Apple products to test their security, started Monday in a 2-year role as technology fellow at the American Civil Liberties Union. Read more »

Taas-presyo sa asukal, isinisisi sa 'pananamantala' ng ilang retailer

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 12:45 PM

Iginiit ng Sugar Regulatory Administration na walang problema sa supply ng asukal kasunod ng pagtaas ng presyo nito sa ilang mga palengke. Pero meron lang daw mga nagsasamantala. Read more »

Sugar shouldn't retail above P55/kilo: regulator

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 10:39 AM

Refined sugar should be sold at P53 to P55 while raw sugar should retail for P45 to P48 with farm gate prices going down in the last 3 weeks.   Read more »

Economic team to Duterte: Second round of fuel tax hikes must proceed

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 29 04:41 PM

It will be "unnecessary" to suspend the increase, with world oil prices falling, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez told reporters. The recommendation will be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday next week, he said. Read more »

Google extends telecom service Fi to iPhones

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 29 08:13 AM

Freshly renamed "Google Fi" service aims to take on traditional carriers by letting people pay based on how much data they use and roam internationally. Read more »

4-camera Galaxy A9 is 'more than just a phone,' Samsung says

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 28 12:32 PM

The A9's 4 rear cameras will help millennials take photos that could standout from the 95 million images uploaded on Instagram everyday, Samsung Electronic's Product Marketing Manager Ellie Nicolle Huang said during the launch. Read more »

Inflation to 'taper off' towards end of 2018: Finance chief

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 10:47 AM

Despite "elevated" inflation, the Philippine economy is still growing at one of the fastest clips in the world, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez told a business forum in Davao City. Read more »

3 Driving Tips to Save Gas

MoneyMax.ph
Posted at Nov 23 01:54 PM

How to keep your fuel expenses low? It’s all about changing your wasteful driving habits. Check out these tips to increase your fuel economy. Read more »

Pagkuwenta sa bill deposit na sinisingil ng Meralco, hirit ng grupo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 07:33 PM

Humihirit ang isang grupo na i-audit ang bill deposit na sinisingil ng Meralco sa kanilang mga customer dahil mas marami umano ang kinikita ng Meralco kaysa sa ibinabalik sa mga tao.  Read more »

Price of branded loaf bread rises by P2: DTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 20 12:01 PM

The Department of Trade and Industry said Tuesday it has approved a P2 increase in the price of branded loaf bread. Read more »

Acer Philippines taps school demand for SE Asia-leading growth

Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 16 11:51 AM

The 20-percent revenue growth in the Philippines outpaces the rest of Southeast Asia and will likely continue until 2019, Wong said. Penetration in the country is still low and "quite far" from 1 PC per family, he said. Read more »

Apple faces threat from ascendant Chinese phones: analysis

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Nov 15 08:20 AM

For the past year, investors had largely been willing to overlook stagnating unit sales of the iPhone because average selling prices kept rising. But it now faces fierce competition from mid-priced phones from makers such as Xiaomi Corp. Read more »

No 'Pro,' no 'X,' no problem: Huawei Mate 20 review

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 03:48 PM

Unlike its pricier sibling, Huawei's Mate 20 looks and feels more like a Mate series device, and it's a good thing. Read more »