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Taiwan Expo eyes deeper Philippine partnerships after deals

Taiwan Expo returns to the Philippines on Sept. 17 to 19, aiming to turn last year’s $53.4 million in business opportunities into deeper partnerships spanning technology, energy, agriculture, healthcare, and consumer products.

Child Rights Network rejects blanket under-16 social media ban

The Child Rights Network (CRN), the Philippines’ broadest coalition of child-focused organizations, has opposed a proposed blanket ban on social media use by children under 16, arguing that the answer to online harm is safer digital spaces, not simply excluding children from them.

Treasury bill yields climb after BSP rate hike

Treasury bill yields rose across all tenors at Monday’s auction as investors priced in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ recent rate hike and the possibility of further monetary tightening.

Telecom investments surge past $2B, set to boost national connectivity and digital access 

The country’s telecommunications sector is on track to pour at least $2.21 billion in capital investments this year alone, already surpassing the $2-billion milestone even before accounting for additional spending from major players, the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) confirmed Tuesday.

Cooperatives organize 3M voting bloc for 2028 polls

The Philippine Chamber of Cooperatives Inc. is organizing more than three million member-owners into a unified, non-partisan voting bloc ahead of the 2028 elections, seeking to turn the cooperative sector’s economic weight into political influence.

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Metro Manila air quality drops to unhealthy levels across all stations due to Indonesia haze 

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources — Environmental Management Bureau (DENR-EMB) confirmed Tuesday that fine particulate matter (PM2.5) reached unhealthy levels at every monitoring station in Metro Manila, driven by smoke and haze from ongoing forest fires in Kalimantan, Indonesia carried here by prevailing winds.

Agriculture damage from bad weather rises to P2.84 billion, more losses expected

Damage to the agriculture sector from the enhanced southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Luis, Maymay, and Neneng has climbed to P2.84 billion, up from P2.32 billion just five days prior, the Department of Agriculture (DA) confirmed in its latest morning advisory on September 1

22nd Philippine Quill Awards and 12th Philippine Student Quill Awards Honor Excellence in Communication

The 22nd Philippine Quill Awards and the 12th Philippine Student Quill Awards recognized outstanding communication work, organizations, and emerging communicators, highlighting the breadth of communication excellence across the professional and academic communities.

Gen Z ber-months domestic Airbnb searches jump 25%, leading travel uptick

Airbnb Inc. reported a nearly 25 percent rise in Gen Z domestic search interest for ber-months check-ins, signaling strong early travel demand from younger Filipinos as the season begins.
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