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EastWest Horizons Club offers cash rebates for new members 

EastWest Bank is launching a special promotion to reward Filipinos growing their savings and building their wealth, making their next financial step even more beneficial. Running from June 1 to July 31, 2026, the Horizons Welcome Rewards Promo gives cash rebates to new customers who join the EastWest Horizons Club and place funds in qualified deposit accounts.

Childhood shouldn’t come with a timecard or paycheck

The latest child labor figures offer good news wrapped in bad news.

GSIS urges Cordillera LGUs to boost public asset protection for disaster resilience

The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) has called on local government units (LGUs) across the Cordillera Administrative Region to strengthen protection of public assets, in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s push for a more resilient, disaster-ready and accountable government.

PhilFirst, UAE’s ProTech launch digital insurance services 

Leading Philippine non-life insurance provider PhilFirst has partnered with global InsurTech firm ProTech to roll out next-generation integrated insurance services across the country.

BIR, Customs unite to cut exporters’ compliance costs

The country's two biggest revenue agencies are stepping up efforts to make exporting faster and less costly, with the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rolling out reforms aimed at cutting red tape, expanding digital services and improving the ease of doing business.

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DA clears first ASF vaccine for commercial use, aiding swine recovery

The Bureau of Animal Industry has approved AVAC ASF LIVE—developed by AVAC Vietnam—as the first African Swine Fever vaccine for commercial sale in the Philippines, nearly seven years after the 2019 outbreak cut the national hog herd from 13 million to roughly 8 million heads.

Eala wins initial match in US Open via sweep

Alex Eala opened her US Open campaign in emphatic fashion.

Habagat, storm damage to agriculture tops ₱3.39B; economic impact deepens

Damage to the agriculture sector from the enhanced southwest monsoon (Habagat) and Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng has climbed past the ₱3 billion mark, rising to ₱3.39 billion as of 2 p.m. September 2, the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed. The figure is up from ₱2.84 billion just 30 hours earlier, at 8 a.m. September 1 — and authorities warn the total will likely rise as field assessments continue.

Former BP CEO Tony Hayward joins Prime Infra board

Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Enrique K. Razon Jr., chairman) appointed ex-BP CEO Tony Hayward to its board, effective Aug 10, as it expands in the Philippines and overseas.
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