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Philippines to recruit ‘cyber warriors’ for online defense
The Philippine military is creating a cyber command to improve defences against almost daily cyber attacks and will relax recruitment rules to ensure it can attract online experts, the chief of the armed forces said on Thursday.
BioMarin’s dwarfism therapy gets FDA nod for expanded use
The U.S. health regulator on Friday approved the expanded use of BioMarin Pharmaceutical's once-daily injection to treat children under the age of 5 with the most common form of short-limbed dwarfism.
Eye care company plans expanding in VisMin
Borough Lasik Center, the country’s leader in vision correction procedures, on Friday said it is eyeing to expand its operations in the Visayas and Mindanao.
Nine-month BOP still in surplus
The Philippines spent far more of its foreign currency assets than it earned them in September, resulting in an overall balance of payments (BOP) deficit of USD414 million in September.
World Bank trims forecast Ph growth further to 5.6 percent
The World Bank who in September this year recalculated the country's growth path at a slower pace of 5.7 percent in terms of local output expansion, has trimmed its forecast further to 5.6 percent.
