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Hall of Fame golfer Jumbo Ozaki dies
WORLD GOLF Hall of Famer Masashi \"Jumbo\" Ozaki of Japan died on Tuesday after a battle with colon cancer. He was 78.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Peso may move sideways as market activity slows down
THE PESO may continue to consolidate at the P58 level on Friday as trading activity winds down amid the holidays, with fiscal concerns and the future policy paths of both the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the US Federal Reserve remaining in focus.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Business groups bare ‘tax wish list’ for 2026
PHILIPPINE business groups are urging lawmakers to pass a general tax amnesty and review the value-added tax (VAT) on electricity as part of their tax wish list for 2026.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Banking system's strength to support economy
THE PHILIPPINE banking sector's continued strength can provide a catalyst for economic activity, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Pope Leo says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Heat's Rozier seeks dismissal of federal sports gambling charges
SUSPENDED Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier is waiting to hear whether a federal court judge will dismiss the charges against him in a well-publicized sports gambling case.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
IFC eyes $60-M loan to support women-led firms
THE INTERNATIONAL Finance Corp. (IFC) is eyeing a $60-million loan to CreditAccess Philippines Financing Co., Inc., which operates as OnePuhunan, to help expand lending to women-owned microenterprises in rural areas in the Philippines.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
RRR cut in 2026 seen to support growth
THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) may cut large banks’ reserve requirement ratio (RRR) by up to 200 basis points (bps) next year to boost the economy’s weak growth, analysts said.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
New rice varieties expected to boost yields
THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said it is testing new rice varieties nationwide with a view towards increasing farm yields by 2027.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
De Guzman, Pons, Rondina return to PVL clubs after national team service
THREE PREMIER Volleyball League (PVL) stars will make a much-awaited return to their respective mother clubs after their tour of duty with the national team.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
PEZA eyes more investments from South Korea
THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) is seeing South Korea as among the potential sources of investments next year amid a free trade agreement (FTA) and the investments that will be attracted by Samsung Electro-Mechanics Philippines Corp.'s P51-billion expansion.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
What is the board’s role in AI strategy?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a futuristic concept.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Retail investors likely to have more sway over Wall Street after record year
RETAIL INFLOWS into US stocks are set to hit a record in 2025, as individual investors become a major force behind a rally that is likely to extend into the next year on hopes of interest rate cuts, analysts said.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
P20 rice program seen reaching 15M households by end of 2026
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it will scale up the P20-per-kilo rice program to serve 15 million households, or approximately 60 million beneficiaries, by the end of next year.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Concrete action against corruption crucial to Marcos' legacy, analysts say
PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. should translate his reform rhetoric into concrete action as his final two years in office near, analysts said with corruption, institutional reform and delivery failures emerging as defining tests of his presidency.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Gold, silver and platinum take a breather after record rally
GOLD PRICES edged lower on Wednesday, taking a breather after surging past the key $4,500-an-ounce mark earlier in the session, while silver and platinum trimmed some gains following their record-breaking rally.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Investments board signs Lease Act IRR
THE Board of Investments (BoI) has signed the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the Republic Act No. 12252, or the 99-year Investors’ Lease Act, marking a step towards the new regulation’s implementation next year.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
ChatGPT will never beat Indiana Jones
ACROSS from the Florence Cathedral in Italy stands a much older church, the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
SEC shifts to platform-level action against online scams
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said it is pursuing a strategy that targets platforms hosting or facilitating scams to remove fraudulent websites directly from services such as TikTok and Facebook.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Japan expects next year's growth to accelerate with fiscal stimulus
Japan's government revised up its economic forecast for the fiscal year to next March and projected that growth would accelerate in the following year, on the view that its massive stimulus package will boost consumption and capital expenditure.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Oil drops as investors weigh US data, supply fears
Oil settled marginally lower on Wednesday, and prices were on course for their steepest annual decline since 2020 as investors weighed US economic growth and assessed the risk of supply disruptions from Venezuela and Russia.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Community relations won’t stop a labor union
We have a strong community relations program that prefers hiring workers within the vicinity of our factory.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Analysts urge caution on blockchain bill as costly tech risks draining public funds
ANALYSTS caution that the proposed measure that will require the government to upload all budget data onto a digital portal, risks draining public funds if expensive technology contracts fail to yield actual transparency reform.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Dow, S&P 500 end at record highs on Santa rally
US STOCKS closed higher on Wednesday, as the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 registered record closing highs in a broad rally during a holiday-shortened session.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Home Alone’s ‘Wet Bandits’ are medical miracles
THE festive movie season is upon us, and one of my perennial favorites is Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Bill proposes three-year tax exemption for micro firms
A BILL seeking to grant temporary tax relief to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) has been filed in the Senate, in order to ease the financial burden on smaller firms amid rising costs and tighter market conditions.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
PSEi may stay at 6,000 level as year winds down
PHILIPPINE STOCKS may stay above the 6,000 line on Friday, with trading activity expected to be light amid the holidays and as investors remain cautious on prospects for 2026.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Lower retirement age proposed to boost openings
A BILL seeking to lower the retirement age for workers in both the public and private sectors was filed in the House of Representatives last week, aiming to allow Filipinos to retire in better health while creating more job opportunities for younger workers.
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
SMC Tollways' P35-B bonds retain top credit rating
SMC TOLLWAYS CORP. has retained the highest credit rating for its P35-billion outstanding bonds from Philippine Rating Services (PhilRatings).
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December 26, 2025
Business World Philippines
Eala shifts focus to Macau after SEA Games triumph
ALEXANDRA \"ALEX\" EALA has arrived in Macau to celebrate her gold medal campaign in the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, Christmas Day and her entry into the 2025 MGM Macau Tennis Masters next week.
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