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Pollsters rethink poll questions after midterm election surprise
Preliminary and unofficial results of the midterm senatorial elections are prompting private pollsters to reassess how they conduct and frame pre-election surveys, particularly in light of unexpected outcomes that diverged from their final forecasts.
US-China temporary tariff truce lifts markets
News of an agreement between the United States and China to keep tariffs low for a three-month period while trade negotiations continue gave American stocks a strong boost on Monday.
FDI inflows drop sharply in February, reflecting weaker foreign investor appetite
Foreign direct investment (FDI) net inflows to the Philippines reached USD529 million in February 2025, a 61.9 percent decline from USD1.4 billion a year earlier, according to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
Only 6% of PH firms ready for modern cyber threats — Cisco
Only 6 percent of organizations in the Philippines have achieved the “mature” level of cybersecurity readiness necessary to effectively counter modern threats, according to Cisco’s newly released 2025 Cybersecurity Readiness Index.
Philippine visitor arrivals dip slightly in early 2025
Tourist arrivals in the Philippines experienced a modest decline in the first four months of 2025, totaling 2.10 million visitors compared to 2.12 million during the same period last year, data from the Department of Tourism showed.
