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    Gen X, Millennials now prefer digital platforms over traditional media — study

    A new study by PR firm Comm&Sense Inc. shows that Gen X and Millennials are turning decisively to digital and social media for content, with “watching” as their top activity.

    ING Hubs PH accelerates growth, innovation and impact in landmark 2025 

    ING Hubs Philippines marked significant growth in 2025, strengthening its position as one of ING’s key global capability centers.

    BPI pushes financial inclusion with new savers depot locations

    The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has partnered with retail chain Savers Depot to offer banking services inside Savers Depot branches across Visayas and Mindanao.

    Agencies rush to improve EDSA for pedestrians, cyclists

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) committed to immediately repair and upgrade pedestrian facilities along EDSA, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to make the major thoroughfare safer and more accessible—especially for persons with disabilities, seniors, and pregnant women.

    Policy easing expectations drive T-bill yields down

    Treasury bill yields slipped further at Monday’s auction, with the rate on the one-year paper breaking below 5 percent as investors priced in expectations of monetary policy easing by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) later this week.

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    Baby bust economics: Filipinos hold button on pause

    The Philippine baby boom has hit the snooze button. Parenthood, once almost automatic, is now treated like a major purchase—priced, budgeted, and often postponed. Diapers and infant formula increasingly feel less like essentials and more like luxury items with designer tags. Timing, finances, and ambition are all carefully calculated before committing to the ultimate life investment.

    China recovery, e-Visa lift tourism outlook

    The Philippines’ tourism rebound is still stuck in economy class, slowed by the weak return of China and South Korea—once the twin engines of foreign arrivals. Latest Department of Tourism (DOT) data show 5.606 million international visitors as of December 20, with arrivals from January to November slipping 2.16 percent year on year to 5.35 million.

    PEZA smashes 2025 target with record growth

    The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has surpassed its 2025 investment target, approving P260.89 billion worth of projects and beating its P250-billion goal, while posting a 21.91 percent increase from the P214 billion recorded in 2024.p

    Global rail giants, SMC vie for NSCR O&M contract

    The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Wednesday that strong interest from San Miguel Corp. and major local and international firms in the North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) operations and maintenance (O&M) contract is “very encouraging.”
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