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Budget airline relaunches super cheap seat sale costing P1

Cebu Pacific on Friday relaunched its popular piso sale promo for both domestic and international flights.

Homegrown payment experts commit to help SMEs deal with cybercrime

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has forged a five-year pact helping PayMongo Philippines, Inc. protect small and medium enterprises (SMEs) from cybercrime.

Smuggled veggies seized in Navotas positive for pesticides, heavy metals, BPI tests show

The Department of Agriculture has reported that smuggled vegetables seized from a warehouse in Navotas City in mid-August tested positive for pesticide residue, heavy metals, and microbiological contaminants.

Vista Land  sets price, dividend rate for follow-on offer of Series 2 preferred shares

Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. said Friday it has finalized the details of its follow-on offering of Series 2 preferred shares that would raise fresh funds for the listed property development arm of the Villar Group as much as P5 billion.

South Korea headlines 10% tourist arrivals growth over 8 months

Tourist arrivals in the Philippines reached 4.03 million in the first eight months of 2024, a 10 percent growth from the same period last year. South Korean visitors accounted for a significant portion of this influx, making up 26 percent of total arrivals.

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GCash parent Mynt flat in historic debut

Shares of Mynt Inc., the parent firm behind dominant e-wallet operator GCash, closed unchanged at P6.60 per share during its trading debut Tuesday on the Philippine Stock Exchange, marking a historic milestone as the country's largest initial public offering to date.

Palace delays corn import order amid harvest concerns

Malacañang has deferred signing an executive order on the minimum access volume (MAV) for corn imports, citing concerns that its implementation could undermine local farmers’ earnings during the ongoing harvest season.

Power backup ready for El Niño

The Department of Energy has confirmed it is fully mobilized to safeguard power supply as the Philippines braces for a projected Super El Niño lasting through the first half of 2027, with the driest conditions forecast from November this year to April 2027.

DA moves to support local hog producers amid low farmgate prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is stepping up measures to assist local pork producers, who continue to face depressed farmgate prices due to rising imports. Speaking at the Tuesday Club Breakfast Forum in Mandaluyong City, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assured stakeholders the agency is exploring every legal option to ease market pressure on domestic hog raisers.
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