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    Digital finance drives economy, financial inclusion in 2023

    Digital financial services continue to drive the digital economy, investments, and financial inclusion in the Philippines, a recent report has found.  Electronic banking transactions in the country,...

    BSP launches overnight reference rate

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday launched its overnight (ON) rate which now serves as market reference rate for lenders transiting from...

    PLDT Global encourages OFWs to register their Smart virtual numbers now

    As the deadline for SIM registration in the Philippines looms, PLDT Global Corporation is encouraging overseas Filipinos, specifically those with Smart Virtual Numbers (SVNs),...

    Pueblo de Oro kicks off 7-tower mid-rise project in CDO

    PUEBLO DE ORO Development Corporation (PDO), the residential development arm of the ICCP Group, recently launched a seven-tower mid-rise condominium project in Barangay Carmen,...

    Over 6,000 hectares of crops at risk from Mayon unrest

    As much as 6,182 hectares (ha) of crops may be affected by Mayon Volcano’s unrest now under the more intensified alert level 3, according...

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    BSP unveils art exhibit on culture and capital

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), in collaboration with the National Museum of the Philippines (NMP), has launched “Kultura. Kapital. Kasalukuyan. Contemporary Art from the BSP Collection”, at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Manila.

    Public-private pact powers Bacolod Rum Festival

    The City Government of Bacolod and Tanduay Distillers Inc. have renewed their strategic partnership for the 5th Tanduay Bacolod Rum Festival, scheduled from 28 to 31 August, in alignment with the global observance of Rum Month.

    “We Are Not in Batanes”

    “We are not in Batanes,” said KONE Philippines managing director Peterri Kyrklund, contrasting the serene, undeveloped landscapes of the northern Philippine province with the rapidly urbanizing cities across the region. The quip came as KONE emphasized the pressing need to modernize aging vertical transport infrastructure in Asia-Pacific.

    Palay prices begin to rise ahead of Marcos import ban

    Farm gate prices of palay have begun to rise in nearly half of the country’s key rice-producing regions, just a week after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced a two-month suspension of rice imports starting September 1.
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