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    Jun Vallecera

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    JICA aided crisis management tool launches in Manila

    The chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Takashi Baba, on Thursday declared the 2023 disaster resilience feasibility study effective and the...

    Fuel costs, not tariffs, keep 2GO on edge, says SM Investments chief

    Rising fuel prices, not global trade tensions or tariff-related supply disruptions, are the primary concern for multimodal transport and logistics firm 2GO, according to SM Investments Corp. president and CEO Frederic C. DyBuncio.

    Global growth outlook darkens under latest World Bank estimates 

    The global economic outlook has significantly worsened amid rising trade tensions and persistent policy uncertainty, with global growth now forecast to slow to just 2.3 percent in 2025. According to the World Bank, this is the weakest pace outside of recessions since 2008. The slowdown, driven by escalating trade barriers and weak global cooperation, is expected to hit emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) particularly hard, including the Philippines.

    Storm-driven food price spikes push Nov inflation to 2.5%—PSA

    The rate at which prices change across the Philippines, more known as inflation, accelerated to 2.5 percent in November, from only 2.3 percent in October, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday.

    Kuya J was a basketball player of some fame before trading his name as restaurateur

    Context.ph recently took an hours-long trip to this mall in Antipolo to try to answer a question: Who is this restaurateur known as Kuya J?

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    Tariffs, production cost squeeze Philippine garment exports

    Higher US tariffs and stubbornly high production costs are tightening the vise on Philippine garment exporters, even as shipments are estimated to have topped USD1 billion in 2025.

    Markets flex muscles, test menta ceilings

    The Philippine Stock Exchange index has kicked off 2026 with a swagger, finally muscling its way out of the long-suffocating 5,800–6,100 range. 

    DOE forecasts 10,000 MW by end-2026, promising energy security and green jobs

    The Philippines could see its total solar power capacity hit 10,000 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2026, the Department of Energy (DOE) said.

    Itogon’s Sangilo mine plans major upgrade to boost output

    The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold a public scoping on January 27, 2026, for the proposed expansion of the Sangilo gold and silver mines in Itogon, Benguet.
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