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    Malacañang to make permanent  joint memo facilitating quick telco tower construction

    The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has convinced Malacañang to make permanent a soon-to-expire joint agreement making it easier for the telecommunications companies to build telco towers helping speed up the country’s drive towards the digitalization of transactions.

    Philippine Business Bank Completes P1.25B Private Placement, Gears Up For P500M Rights Offer

    Philippine Business Bank said on Friday that the subscription to 125 million shares that were privately placed last year with the bank’s principal shareholders have been completed, setting up the second part of a plan to raise its authorized capital by P1.75 billion and increase lending activity.

    SMC unit to provide 350,000 Bulacan households affordable drinking water by Q1 2025 

    San Miguel Corporation (SMC), through its Luzon Clean Water Development Corp. (LCWDC), will make available affordable water from the Angat reservoir to more than...

    Global trade growth seen decelerating further this year

    Governments in emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) need to forge stronger cooperation to increase cross-border trade as global trade growth is seen to decelerate...

    Manuel M. Lopez Passes Away

    Manuel M. Lopez, a former Philippine envoy to Japan and former chairman of Manila Electric Co., passed away on Thursday. He was 80.

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    The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will create a “green lane” to speed up the completion of major infrastructure projects by prioritizing qualified and legitimate contractors.

    Economy posts $373-million balance of payments deficit in January

    The Philippines recorded a balance of payments (BOP) deficit of $373 million in January 2026, reflecting a shortfall in the country’s transactions with the rest of the world at the start of the year.

    PHILJEC pushes deeper Japan ties

    Leaders from the Philippines and Japan called for broader and more ambitious collaboration as the 42nd Joint Meeting of the Philippines-Japan Economic Cooperation Committee convened in Taguig City on February 19.

    Filipinos chase Dubai property gains

    Filipino investors are turning to Dubai real estate as...
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