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OFW Remittance Up
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said personal remittance of overseas Filipino workers in September rose 2.6 percent year-on-year to USD3.2 billion, pushing nine-month personal remittance 2.8 percent higher to USD27.24 billion.
UK authorizes gene therapy for blood disorders in world first
Britain has authorised a gene therapy that aims to cure sickle-cell disease and another type of inherited blood disorder for patients aged 12 and over, the country's medical regulator said on Thursday, becoming the first in the world to do so.
Agri chief eyes better post-harvest, farm logistics to cut food cost
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. said improving post-harvest facilities to boost yield and enhance logistics in the farm sector are among the key measures to reduce the cost of agricultural products.
Monetary Board maintains policy settings
The Monetary Board of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday kept its policy settings unchanged as projected, having made a surprise off-cycle adjustment two weeks earlier to keep inflation from getting disanchored.
Government committed to temper inflation – president
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Thursday that the government is committed to bringing down inflation and maintaining overall price stability.
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