Philippines sends largest ship, aircraft to drive away Chinese vessel in waters near Taiwan
MANILA — The Philippines’ coast guard said on Thursday that it has deployed its largest vessel and an aircraft to challenge a Chinese research ship...
Author : Michael H. Henry
Philippines’ manufacturing PMI contracts in September
PHILIPPINE factory activity contracted in September, showing a deterioration for the first time since April, due to a surge in oil prices and weak demand....
Google announces Gemini 4 flagship AI model after months of delays
SAN FRANCISCO — Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday announced a new top-tier artificial intelligence model to anchor its Gemini 4 generation of models in a fresh...
Passengers foil bid to crash Dubai-Tel Aviv flight, Israel says, after co-pilot stabs pilot
JERUSALEM/DUBAI/TEL AVIV — Passengers on a flydubai flight reached Israel safely on Wednesday after customers and crew foiled a co-pilot’s attempt to crash the aircraft,...
Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave
LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland — Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly after suffering one of their worst years of ice loss during a record-breaking European heatwave. Switzerland’s...
August bank lending growth fastest in three months
PHILIPPINE BANKS’ lending to businesses and consumers continued to grow in August, accelerating to its fastest pace in three months, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)...
September inflation likely quickened
By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter PHILIPPINE inflation may have quickened in September as bad weather pushed up food prices, fuel costs surged and the peso...
IPOs test investor appetite as PSE listing pipeline picks up
By Alexandria Grace C. Magno, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE stock market’s pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs) is gaining traction after a slow start to the...
Holiday spending may lift Q4 growth, but inflation risks loom
By Katherine K. Chan, Reporter THE PHILIPPINE ECONOMY could get a lift from improved sentiment, remittances and holiday spending in the fourth quarter, although faster...
Philippines’ August trade gap narrows to 15-month low
By Beatriz Marie D. Cruz, Senior Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ trade-in-goods deficit narrowed by 3.5% year on year to $3.85 billion in August — the smallest...