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CEOs rethink playbooks as risk rise 

A growing share of Asia-Pacific chief executives are preparing to break out of their traditional lanes, as cyber threats, sluggish confidence and long-term viability fears force a strategic reset.

BSP seen cutting rates to support slowing economy

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is expected to cut its key interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25 percent at its February 19 policy meeting, according to Metrobank, as slowing economic growth takes priority over near-term inflation concerns.

Practical gifting at the heart of Hanabishi promo

Hanabishi Appliances has launched a Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year campaign encouraging shoppers to celebrate love and new beginnings through practical gifts.

President Trump scraps EPA climate findings

In a move that could redraw the map of global climate governance, the Environmental Protection Agency has rejected its 2009 determination that greenhouse gases endanger human health and welfare, a scientific and legal cornerstone that has underpinned US climate policy for more than a decade. 

Love option as singles date themselves 

Valentine’s Day in the Philippines is getting a quiet makeover. What used to feel like a public referendum on your love life now looks more like a celebration of personal freedom, with a side of strategic spending.

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DOE, French firm push hydrogen power in PH

The Department of Energy (DOE) and French firm Hydrogène de France Energy are optimistic about using hydrogen for cleaner energy generation in the Philippines.

House Impeaches VP Duterte anew

Vice President Sara Duterte was impeached anew by the House of Representatives on Monday, after 255 lawmakers endorsed the complaint resolution that will be transmitted to the Senate for trial. The total was more than double the minimum requirement of 106 votes and 40 higher than the 215 votes that backed a largely similar complaint last year, which was later stopped by the Supreme Court from proceeding to a Senate trial. During Monday’s vote, 26 lawmakers voted against the impeachment resolution, while nine abstained. Duterte was impeached over allegations of unexplained wealth, betrayal of public trust, graft, and misuse of confidential funds. The vote came shortly after a change in leadership in the Senate.

ACEN Australia unit reaches financial close for solar project

ACEN Corp. said its Australian subsidiary, Yindjibarndi Energy Corp. (YEC), has secured financial close for the Jinbi solar project in the Pilbara region, allowing construction to begin.

 Seven nations join Luzon Corridor Infrastructure push

The Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), the Philippines’ flagship trilateral infrastructure initiative with the US and Japan, is gaining momentum with seven new international partners, signaling growing global confidence in the country’s role as an Indo-Pacific investment hub.
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