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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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    World’s #1 ophthalmologist partners with Asian Eye

    The Asian Eye Institute (AEI) recently welcomed Dr. Ike Ahmed, the world’s most influential ophthalmologist in 2024 (as recognized by The Ophthalmologist magazine), for a high-level research collaboration with Dr. Robert Edward Ang, AEI’s head of Cornea and Refractive Surgery Services and chief of its Research and Training Center.

    BSP ensures cash availability in typhoon-hit Masbate

    The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), through its Legazpi Branch, is actively addressing the cash needs of banks in Masbate following the impact of Typhoon Opong.

    GSIS extends aid to quake-hit Cebu members

    The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) announced its readiness to assist members and pensioners in Bogo and other quake-hit areas in Cebu, following the recent magnitude 6.9 earthquake that caused structural damage and disrupted daily life.

    EEI names new Infrastructure Division head

    EEI Corp., one of the Philippines’ largest construction firms, has appointed Paul C. Visaya as head of its Infrastructure Division, effective this October. The move is part of a broader restructuring of the company’s organizational framework.
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