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Robusta coffee prices ease; focus on Vietnam harvest
Robusta coffee futures eased on Wednesday as the focus remained on whether recent storms and flooding in top producer Vietnam have dented the harvest outlook.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
How the first Bible to include a map helped spread the idea of countries with borders
Five hundred years ago the first Bible featuring a map was published. The anniversary has passed uncelebrated, but it transformed the way that Bibles were produced.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Refounding: returning to our beginnings
The Philippines is grappling with a deepening sense of uncertainty. Disclosures of massive corruption in government infrastructure projects, combined with cracks in national leadership, have triggered public frustration and shaken investor confidence. Global turbulence — geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism, and economic slowdown — adds to a bleak horizon.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Regulator revokes Discaya construction firms’ registrations
THE SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) has revoked the corporate registrations of St. Timothy Construction Corp. and St. Gerrard Construction General Contractor and Development Corp., both owned by the Discaya family, for submitting false beneficial ownership information.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Campbell’s vulgar leak required more than defending its soup
“S--T for f--king poor people” is not the tagline you want people associating with your brand.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
PHL cuts export targets as global risks deepen
THE PHILIPPINES has sharply lowered its export targets for this year until 2028 amid geopolitical tensions, renewed trade barriers, and persistent disruptions in major shipping routes that continue to squeeze global supply chains and dampen demand.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Kate Winslet teams up with son for directorial debut Goodbye June
Oscar-winning actor Kate Winslet makes her directorial debut with Goodbye June, a holiday season-set drama about a family faced with loss coming together.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Farm extension services need 20,000 more agriculturists — DA
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it needs around 20,000 more agriculturists to adequately staff its extension system and improve support for farmers.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
PSEi sinks to 5,800 level before inflation report
THE MAIN INDEX on Thursday returned to the 5,800 level for the first time in two weeks as cautious sentiment reigned before the release of the latest Philippine inflation data that could influence the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) policy decision next week.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Senate OKs budget on 2nd reading
THE PHILIPPINE SENATE on Thursday approved on second reading the P6.793-trillion budget for 2026, slashing funds for the Public Works department and cutting deeply into unprogrammed appropriations as lawmakers confront intensifying public anger over corruption allegations in the government's spending process.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Globe’s ¥20-B loan positions company for 5G growth, BMI says
GLOBE Telecom, Inc.’s ¥20-billion loan signals the telecommunications company’s improved debt servicing capacity and positions it to capture growth in 5G, according to a study by BMI, a unit of Fitch Solutions.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Tonik Financial raises $12 million to bolster digital bank’s capital position
TONIK FINANCIAL Pte Ltd, the controlling shareholder of Tonik Digital Bank, Inc., has raised $12 million in fresh financing to boost its capital and fund the bank’s continued expansion.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
When not to revise the workers’ Code of Conduct
IN THE WORKPLACE
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Resilience is not policy: Why Filipino grit can't fix broken infrastructure
There is no shortage of stories celebrating Filipino resilience. After every storm, flood, or earthquake, we see familiar scenes: families wading through chest-deep waters while smiling for the cameras, neighbors sharing rice and coffee in candlelight, and children turning evacuation centers into playgrounds. It is a powerful image of courage and optimism, a cultural badge of honor.
5 min |
December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Knauf signs up to train construction workers
KNAUF GYPSUM Philippines, Inc. and the Department of Social Welfare and Development said they formalized a partnership aimed at expanding skills training and livelihood opportunities forconstruction workers in Calabarzon.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Economic impact of typhoons seen as ‘small, temporary’
NATURAL DISASTERS such as typhoons that bring flooding and landslides pose minimal and temporary risks to the Philippines’ economic growth, Capital Economics said.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Wikipedia seeking more AI licensing deals similar to Google tie-up, co-founder Jimmy Wales says
WIKIPEDIA is working with Big Tech on deals similar to its arrangement with Google, the online encyclopedia’s co-founder, Jimmy Wales, said on Wednesday, in a bid to help the firm monetize artificial intelligence (AI) companies’ heavy reliance on its content.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Flanked by business leaders, Macron meets Xi as EU prepares tougher trade rules
French President Emmanuel Macron met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday, seeking stronger commercial ties, as the European Union (EU) prepares to toughen up its trade rules.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Have a spot of tea with Bantay and Muning
CHINESE MILK TEA brand Chagee, which brought the premium tea bar experience to the Philippines, has introduced a concept store that is inclusive not just to humans.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Doctor in Matthew Perry overdose case sentenced to 2-1/2 years
A California doctor was sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison on Wednesday for illegally supplying Friends sitcom star Matthew Perry with ketamine, the powerful sedative that caused the actor's drug overdose death in 2023.
2 min |
December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
LME copper retreats from peak on firmer US dollar
Copper prices pulled back on Tuesday, pressured by a firmer dollar, lower risk appetite and as investors locked in profits from a rally to a record high touched in the previous session.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Netherlands-based data center Nebius leverages Microsoft, Meta contracts for AI expansion
Netherlands-based data center operator Nebius will leverage recent multibillion dollar contracts with Microsoft and Meta to build its business with traditional firms and emerging artificial intelligence (AI) companies that could be future tech titans, its co-founder said.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Chiefs-Cowboys most-watched regular-season game in history
THE GAME between the Kansas City Chiefs and host Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day drew in an NFL regular-season record audience of 57.23 million viewers on CBS, the network announced on Wednesday.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
ADB, WB to jointly support 20 projects across region
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank (WB) will jointly support more than 20 projects in partner countries, with the first two projects to benefit Tonga and Fiji.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Resilience is not policy: Why Filipino grit can’t fix broken infrastructure
There is no shortage of stories celebrating Filipino resilience. After every storm, flood, or earthquake, we see familiar scenes: families wading through chest-deep waters while smiling for the cameras, neighbors sharing rice and coffee in candlelight, and children turning evacuation centers into playgrounds. It is a powerful image of courage and optimism, a cultural badge of honor.
5 min |
December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
SEC's Lim sees stable regulation as key to closing investment gap
SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Francisco Ed. Lim said he considers stable regulation, continuity of operations, and upholding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) standards to hold the key to closing the Philippines’ investment deficit relative to its ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) neighbors.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Child deaths will rise this year as aid cuts reverse progress, says Gates
Around 200,000 more children will likely die before their fifth birthday this year than in 2024 as international aid cuts undermine decades of progress, the Gates Foundation said on Thursday.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
SEC’s Lim sees stable regulation as key to closing investment gap
SECURITIES and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Francisco Ed. Lim said he considers stable regulation, continuity of operations, and upholding ESG (environmental, social, and governance) standards to hold the key to closing the Philippines’ investment deficit relative to its ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) neighbors.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
SEC proposes tiered public ownership rules for IPO listings
THE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released for public comment a draft memorandum circular proposing a tiered minimum public ownership framework for companies seeking to list shares on the stock exchange.
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December 05, 2025
Business World Philippines
Oil prices rise as Moscow peace talks fail to reach breakthrough
Oil prices settled higher on Wednesday after the US and Russia failed to reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine that could have eased sanctions on Moscow's oil sector, though gains were held back by fears of oversupply.
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