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PHL stocks extend decline before Marcos’ SONA
PHILIPPINE STOCKS ended lower for the third straight day on Monday before President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. delivered his State of the Nation Address (SONA) after the market’s close.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Europeans, not Trump, ended up chickening out
DONALD TRUMP's world tour of arm-twisting on trade has landed its latest deal: A 15% baseline tariff on European Union goods, lowered from the recently threatened 30%, in return for an apparent smorgasbord of continental investments into the US and huge purchases of energy and military equipment. Japan sealed a similar deal last week while pushing back on some extravagant Trumpian claims.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Resolution on the sense of the Senate mulled after SC ruling on VP impeachment
A RESOLUTION expressing the sense of the Senate on the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that junked the impeachment proceedings against Vice-President (VP) Sara Duterte-Carpio, is being considered in the chamber, a senator said on Monday.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Eala gets early door in Montreal National Bank Open
ALEXANDRA “ALEX” EALA fell to former Grand Slam champion Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic in Round 1, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, for a quick exit in the 2025 National Bank Open on Monday in Montreal, Canada.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
PNB net earnings climb 29% in Q2
PHILIPPINE National Bank’s (PNB) net profit jumped by 28.95% year on year in the second quarter amid the continued growth of its core business.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Metro Manila retail price growth flat in June
RETAIL price growth of general goods in the National Capital Region (NCR) was flat in June, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Crude oil prices rise as US-EU trade deal boosts optimism
Crude oil prices rose on Monday after the United States clinched a trade deal with the European Union (EU) and may extend a tariff pause with China, relieving concerns that higher levies could have hurt economic activity and limited fuel demand.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Peso down as markets eye Fed meet
THE PESO weakened further against the dollar on Monday amid expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep its target rate unchanged at its policy meeting this week.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Global equities surge after US-EU trade agreement
Global stocks rose and the euro appreciated on Monday after a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union (EU) lifted sentiment and provided some clarity in a week of key policy meetings by the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
Metro Manila office vacancy seen below 10% by 2028
METRO MANILA'S office vacancy rate is projected to drop below 10% by 2028, fueled by the steady expansion of the information technology and business process management (IT-BPM) sector, according to real estate services firm CBRE.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
New TV series imagines China invasion, gives Taiwan viewers a wake-up call
A new Taiwanese television series that imagines the run-up to a Chinese invasion is getting rave reviews from viewers, who said the first program featuring the sensitive topic is a wake-up call for the public facing heightened Chinese military threat.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
UnionBank books P3.25-B net profit
UNION BANK of the Philippines, Inc. (UnionBank) booked anet income of P3.25 billion in the first half on the back of strong revenues, it said on Monday.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
SONA 2025 and a ‘classless’ society
Yesterday, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. delivered his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA).
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
English grit beats Spanish skill to secure Euro glory
England were on the ropes often at the Women’s Euro, and they always found a knockout blow, before beating Spain in a final penalty shootout to show that skill may be a way to dominate games, but it takes the heart of a lioness to win them.
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
One cornerstone investor confirms participation in Maynilad's IPO
WEST ZONE concessionaire Maynilad Water Services, Inc. said it has secured a firm commitment from one of its two intended cornerstone investors to participate in its planned P45.8-billion initial public offering (IPO).
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July 29, 2025
Business World Philippines
On matters of hair
Watsons spotlights hair care products
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Biado becomes PHL’s first 2-time 9-ball world champ
WHEN Efren “Bata” Reyes emerged as the country's first World Pool champion around three decades ago, it served as a catalyst for a new generation of Filipinos to dream that same glorious dream.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Marcos faces rising discontent as he delivers 4th SONA
THREE YEARS into his presidency, President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. faces mounting public frustration as Filipinos say many of the promises he made during his 2022 campaign remain unfulfilled.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Driving growth for PHL automotive industry
AFTER YEARS of pandemic disruptions, the local automotive market is moving forward at full speed, with 2025 shaping up to be a defining year.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Rural dev’t NGO backs law setting palay farmgate floor at P25 per kilo
THE 20 Congress needs to devote significant attention to stabilizing the rice industry, in particular a measure that will set a floor price of P25 per kilogram (kg) for palay, or unmilled rice, the Integrated Rural Development Foundation (IRDF), a non-government organization (NGO) said.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Eco-political storms and floods
When President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. left on July 20, for an official visit to the US, Typhoon Crising was huffing her fury across the country, intensified by the southwest monsoon (habagat).
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Loan demand likely steady in 3rd quarter — BSP survey
MOST Philippine banks expect loan demand to remain steady in the third quarter, according to a survey by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP).
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
ASEAN Sparks begins second phase to back Southeast Asia’s top climate innovators
THE ASEAN SPARKS accelerator program has entered its second phase, Catalyse, with selected clean energy and climate tech startups from across Southeast Asia now undergoing capacity-building and mentorship activities through October 2025.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Auto sales on track to hit 500,000 by yearend
THE Philippine automotive industry is on track to sell 500,000 units by yearend, an industry official said.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
PHL trade concessions to US won’t ‘harm’ domestic producers, DA says
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has been assured by Philippine trade negotiators that no concessions will be made to the US that will harm domestic producers of agricultural goods.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Our romance with ‘small is beautiful’ and how large businesses provide needed remedies
National Artist Nick Joaquin, way back in 1966, wondered how our obsession and “timorous clinging to smallness” — with tingi-tingi (bit by bit), the sari-sari (sundry) store, the “jeepney conveyance,” the purchase of cigarette by a single stick — all started. He wondered how this preference for the “small” spills over to a mindset biased against thinking big.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Davao airport upgrade seen completed by 2026
THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) said it expects to complete the P650-million upgrade of the Davao International Airport by the end of 2026.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
US tariff may trim PHL GDP growth
THE United States’ 19% tariff on Philippine goods could cut the Philippines’ gross domestic product (GDP) growth by 0.4 percentage point (ppt), Nomura Global Markets Research said.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Tracking Marcos administration's progress in the first half
LATER TODAY at the Batasang Pambansa, President Ferdinand \"Bongbong\" R. Marcos Jr. is set to deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), which comes at the midpoint of his six-year term.
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July 28, 2025
Business World Philippines
Topline shares surge on expansion push
SHARES of Top Line Business Development Corp. (Topline) spiked week on week as the company acquired assets to support its expansion in Western Visayas, analysts said.
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