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The digital shift in Philippine remittances
FOR MILLIONS of Filipinos, sending money home no longer means standing in long queues.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Moderating loan growth, rate cuts drag listed big banks in Q3
SHARE PRICES of listed universal and commercial banks slipped at the close of the third quarter as loan growth moderated and policy rate cuts continued to squeeze lending margins.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
BSP securities fetch lower yields
YIELDS on the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) one-month securities dropped further on Friday as the offer was oversubscribed for a third straight week.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Mandated credit, bank secrecy: Is it time to reconsider our approach?
ON THE SIDELINES of The Asian Banker's Finance Philippines 2025 forum in August, Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) President Jose Teodoro K. Limcaoco told reporters that mandatory credit lending rules and strict bank secrecy laws \"have become constraints in today's labor-driven financial marketplace.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
MCIA ignites holiday spirit with Christmas tree lighting
MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL Airport (MCIA) officially welcomed the holiday season with the ceremonial lighting of its iconic Christmas tree on Dec. 4 at Terminal 1 Airport Village.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Bicam's budget rush raises transparency risks
BUDGET WATCHDOGS warned that Congress' rushed timetable to finalize the P6.793-trillion national budget for 2026 increases the risk of unchecked amendments and last-minute insertions, potentially undermining transparency.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Unified lending ID system rollout on hold as SEC evaluates CIC’s platform
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying if it will use the Credit Information Corp.’s (CIC) existing unified lending identification (ULI) platform or set up its own system with the help of a private sector partner as part of its efforts to deter predatory lending.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
From Quake to Typhoons: DigiPlus Foundation Mobilizes P8 Million in Disaster Relief Across the Philippines
In the wake of the Northern Cebu earthquake and the successive onslaught of Typhoons Tino and Uwan, DigiPlus Foundation, formerly known as BingoPlus Foundation and the social development arm of DigiPlus Interactive Corp., has mobilized a total of P8 million worth of disaster relief to help nearly 70,000 Filipinos rebuild their lives across Visayas and other severely-affected provinces in Luzon through its \"BayanihanPlus” Community Resilience Program.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Car sales to grow 5% next year, says CAMPI
THE CHAMBER of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) is eyeing a 5% growth in vehicle sales next year amid improving supply chains, introduction of new models, and public acceptance of electrified vehicles (EVs).
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
India tightens pollution curbs as Delhi’s air quality worsens
India tightened antipollution measures in Delhi and adjoining areas after the capital’s air quality deteriorated to the season’s worst.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Philippine third-quarter external debt tops $149 billion in new record
OUTSTANDING external debt hit a new record of $149.093 billion in the third quarter, up 6.8% from a year earlier, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Luvpark's smart parking app aims to ease motorists' struggles
A NEW Filipino-made app seeks to simplify parking among motorists.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Corruption and state capture
YELLOW PAD NATHAN GILBERT QUIMPO
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Taiwan official backs AI-driven modernization of Philippine harbors
THE Philippines needs to tap artificial intelligence (AI) in port management to modernize its harbors while also easing traffic to help streamline shipping activity, an official of the company running Taiwan's Kaohsiung port said.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
ICTSI shares climb on 25-year South Africa port terminal deal
SHARES of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) climbed last week after it secured a 25-year concession to operate South Africa’s busiest state-owned port terminal, lifting trading activity and reinforcing investor confidence in its overseas expansion strategy.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
ADB preparing over $4 billion in lending to Philippines in 2026
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) is committed to providing more than $4 billion in loan financing to the Philippines in 2026, targeting transportation, health, and education programs.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
All aboard the Changan Nevo convoy
IT'S BEEN many years since I last paid a visit to Villa Escudero Plantations and Resort - a popular go-to destination for Filipinos taking their balikbayan friends out for some pasyal (sightseeing).
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Stocks may sustain momentum on policy support
PHILIPPINE SHARES may sustain their momentum and continue to climb this week following the bellwether’s return to the 6,000 level on Friday after both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve delivered rate cuts to provide economic support.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
US stocks end down on fears of AI bubble, inflation
THE S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed down more than 1% on Friday with investors leaving technology for other sectors as Broadcom and Oracle fueled concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble and rising US Treasury yields added pressure after some policymakers spoke out against easing monetary policy.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Senator urges use of UN treaty to catch former Rep. Zaldy Co
THE PHILIPPINE government can harness the United Nations’ (UN) anti-corruption treaty to track down a former congressman linked to the multibillion-peso flood control scandal, a senator said.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Intel tested chipmaking tools from firm with sanctioned China unit
Chipmaker Intel has tested chipmaking tools this year from a toolmaker with deep roots in China and two overseas units that were targeted by US sanctions, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Rate cuts, US tariffs, corruption mess steer markets in Q3
POLICY EASING by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), tariffs imposed by the United States, and the ongoing flood control corruption scandal shaped the country's financial markets in the third quarter, analysts said.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Silver slips from peak on profit taking
SILVER PRICES fell nearly 3% on Friday after hitting an all-time high earlier in the session, as profit taking set in, while gold rose to a seven-week peak.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
The hard truth behind the US-Indo Pacific strategy
MOST of the world knows how to respond to the US' new National Security Strategy.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Google faces $129-million French asset freeze after Russian ruling, official documents show
The administrator of Google’s defunct Russian business has obtained a temporary freeze on some €110 million ($129 million) of the Alphabet-owned company’s assets in France, official orders seen by Reuters show.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Tigresses tame Lady Bulldogs to reclaim UAAP Season 88 crown
QUEEN of the jungle once more.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
The fascist performer
GEOLOGICS MARIAN PASTOR ROCES Is this contemptuous heart of national leadership the true reason for the failure of democratic institutions? Is this the foul core of governance that guarantees the failure of education, civic responsibility, the creation of common good?
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Evangelion collection taps into Filipino nostalgia for animé
Japanese retailer gearing up for expansion
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Vanke bondholders snub payment extension, raising risk of default
CHINA VANKE has failed to secure bondholder approval to extend by one year a bond payment due on Monday, a filing showed, increasing the risk of default for the developer and renewing concerns about the crisis-hit property sector.
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December 15, 2025
Business World Philippines
Mixing pearls and crystals
Rustan’s brings in HK jewelry brand
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