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SWS: 32% of Filipinos say their quality of life worsened in Q3
ABOUT 32% of adult Filipinos said their quality of life deteriorated in the third quarter, while 30% said theirs improved, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey released on Tuesday.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Subway ruled out for operations by 2028 but limited tests likely
THE Metro Manila Subway has been ruled out for commercial operations by 2028, though, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said on Tuesday that parts of the line could undergo testing before the administration steps down.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
DragonFi launches PHL’s first fully digital PERA service
DRAGONFI SECURITIES, Inc. has launched PERA+, the country’s first fully digital personal equity and retirement account (PERA) platform, offering an online facility for Filipinos to open and manage retirement accounts.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Magnum braces for life on its own as Unilever spin-off nears
Unilever’s ice cream business is gearing up for its multibillion-dollar spin-off next month, ready to tackle challenges from logistics to the rising popularity of weight-loss drugs when it goes solo, its supply chain head said.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
BSP says cash withdrawal cap not a factor in slowing growth
THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said its P500,000 daily cash withdrawal limit was not a factor in the growth slowdown, noting that the policy only took effect near the end of the third quarter.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
US stocks end up on tech rebound, rising rate cut bets
Wall Street stocks closed higher on Monday, extending Friday’s rally as increased odds that the US Federal Reserve will lower its Fed funds target rate in December helped investors look past concerns about inflated tech valuations.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
In remembrance of Oryang’s heroism
How to revive a forgotten legacy
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November 26, 2025
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Oil prices gain 1% on bets Fed will cut US rates
Oil prices climbed about 1% on Monday on increased bets of a US interest rate cut in December and mounting doubts about whether Russia will get a peace deal with Ukraine that will boost Moscow’s oil exports.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Canada FTA talks targeted to start in early 2026
THE PHILIPPINES and Canada could start negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) early next year, with the talks possibly concluding before next year ends, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Three days that matter
EVERY TYPHOON season in the Philippines brings a cycle of loss that is predictable as it is devastating. Fields are flattened, boats destroyed, markets disrupted, and families forced into years of recovery. Yet amid this familiar pattern, a quiet but consequential policy shift is taking hold.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Offshore wind auction now set for next year
THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it moved the auction for the fifth green energy auction (GEA-5) round to next year.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Corruption as a moral and economic bane
A study by S&P Global forecasts that the Philippines will be a trillion-dollar economy by 2033. The ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook 2025 released in October is equally optimistic, projecting 5.6% growth this year and 5.5% next year. Strong domestic consumption and a stable labor market remain the main drivers.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
UAAP 88 basketball last playdate becomes three-cornered rumble
DE LA SALLE University (DLSU) wants no complications for an outright seat while Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU) and Far Eastern University (FEU) want exactly that scenario to stay alive as the final semifinal ticket in the UAAP Season 88 men’s basketball becomes a three-cornered rumble in the final playdate on Wednesday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Pickup Coffee eyes 20 stores a month in aggressive rollout
PICKUP COFFEE, a fast-growing local coffee chain backed by a grab-and-go model, is planning one of the most aggressive expansions in the country’s food-and-beverage sector, with a target of opening about 20 outlets a month over the next two to three years.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Japan PM touts Trump bond in first talks since China clash
“Call me anytime” was the message Japanese Prime Minister (PM) Sanae Takaichi said she received from US President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday in their first phone call since Tokyo’s leader sparked a major diplomatic bust-up with China.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Index snaps four-day rally on growth concerns
THE MAIN INDEX snapped its four-day climb on Tuesday as investors took profits and reacted to downgraded 2025 growth forecasts by S&P Global Ratings and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
SM Prime: Shaping a decarbonized future for malls
With the 30 th Conference of the Parties (COP30) taking place in Belem, Brazil, this November, the momentum to focus on lasting solutions for the planet’s climate crises comes at its most critical time.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Eagles collapse
There’s no question that the Eagles’ 24-21 defeat to the Cowboys will linger. Up three touchdowns on the road and firmly in command, they lost their grip on the game for all the wrong reasons. Theirs was a collapse that revealed tactical shortcomings and, more critically, fundamental fragilities.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
PHL navy says 30 Chinese ships monitored in South China Sea
THIRTY CHINESE navy and coast guard ships were monitored at contested features in the South China Sea on Monday, a Philippine Navy spokesman said on Tuesday, as China remains increasingly coercive in the disputed waterway.
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November 26, 2025
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SMGP eyes P17.7-B offshore debt issuance
SAN MIGUEL Global Power Holdings Corp. (SMGP), the power generation unit of conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC), is returning to the offshore debt market with approval to issue $300 million (P17.67 billion) in senior perpetual capital securities.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
San Francisco 49ers overcome quarterback Brock Purdy’s picks to shut down Carolina Panthers, 20-9
CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY ran for 89 yards and a touchdown (TD) and the San Francisco 49ers overcame a horrible first-half stretch from quarterback Brock Purdy to beat the Carolina Panthers, 20-9, on Monday night in Santa Clara, California.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Does art have a place in business?
Japanese ink maker sells off Monet, Renoir paintings as activists circle
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
DFA still verifying arrest of ex-Spox Roque
THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is still verifying reports claiming former Presidential Spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque has been arrested in the Netherlands, where he is seeking political asylum.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Telcos set for modest full-year gains — analysts
PHILIPPINE telecommunications companies (telcos) are expected to post modest full-year growth despite softer nine-month results, with seasonal demand and continued mobile data and broadband usage providing support, though performance is expected to vary across players, analysts said.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Constant reinvention key to Timezone’s success as national arcade chain
TIMEZONE PHILIPPINES is urging smaller businesses to keep experimenting and pushing forward — a message rooted in its own 26-year history of learning, missteps and steady reinvention.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Gold rises over 1% on Fed cut hopes, US data
GOLD PRICES rose more than 1% on Monday, supported by growing expectations of a US Federal Reserve interest rate cut next month and ahead of fresh US economic data for further clues on the monetary policy.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
China launches Shenzhou-22 mission to Tiangong space station
China’s Shenzhou-22 mission blasted off on Tuesday as the country looks to plug safety risks to its crewed spaceflight program and space station after a vessel was damaged in orbit earlier this month.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
First complex energy efficiency project eligible for CREATE MORE incentives registered with BoI
THE Board of Investments (Bol) has approved the registration of Philippine DCS Development Corp’s (PDDC) complex energy efficiency (EE) project worth P400 million.
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Ex-Rep. Zaldy Co accuses Pres. Marcos’ son of P50B worth of budget insertions
ARESIGNED lawmaker at the center of a brewing political scandal has accused President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr’s son of “inserting” about P50 billion into national budgets over the past three years, widening the circle of influential politicians implicated in the controversy gripping the Philippines
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November 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Pork MAV 2026 allocation system under review as quota application period draws to a close
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) is reviewing pork allocations for 2026, and has frozen applications for minimum access volume (MAV) quotas while the new policy is worked out.
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