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PHL launches US dollar bond issue

Filipino students falling behind in reading, writing levels in Southeast Asia

Water bills to go down in first quarter of 2021

Banking & Finance

Yields on BSP’s term deposits inch down on inflation outlook

Gov’t makes full award of three-year bond offer

Facebook-backed digital coin Libra renamed Diem to signify independence in quest for regulatory OK

Peso flat as Biden eyes stimulus

Gov’t makes full award of T-bill offering

BSP seen to continue easing to support economy

Economy

Construction spending of 5% of GDP seen as recovery ‘magic number’ — Chua

Property price slowdown emerging risk for banks

Open-pit ban, mining permit freeze seen holding back industry’s GDP contribution

BIR collects P548M from firms shut down for tax violations

Most household workers receive no social welfare benefits — DoLE

Mangroves seen more beneficial to seaside residents than fish farms

Corporate

Nielsen expects FMCG sales growth this holiday season

PCC approves ACEPH, Axia JV for power plant

Netflix planning to double spending on original content in Asia

Fruitas Holdings announces opening of its first franchised store in Dubai shopping mall

PLDT ranked as fourth in top 100 ‘most influential’ ICT companies worldwide

NOW Corp., Nokia ink deal on 5G collaboration

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Top Stories

Foreign firms eye $50-B FDI over 10 years

Factory activity nears stabilization

PHL economy may fare worse with RCEP — experts

CREATE may dim prospects for electronics industry

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19M workers need upskilling amid automation

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Customs exceeds reduced target in November

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House approves AMLA amendments on final reading

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The Nation

Duterte signs COVID vaccine emergency use

DoH against easing rules on minors

Solon assures new job security bill ‘fair to both parties’

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Regional Updates (12/02/20)

Local gov’ts have final say on letting minors in malls

2021 budget passage targeted by next week

Spotlight

Smart solutions for smarter businesses: Unleashing the fullest potential of Filipino enterprise

Stock Market

Shares up on improvement in manufacturing PMI

Agribusiness

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Rice seen fading as staple with higher incomes

Returning OFWs targeted for agribusiness programs

Agricultural workers’ daily pay averaged P247.81 in 2019

SRP imposed on more meat, vegetable products

Labor & Management

To avoid extinction, companies must adapt to disruptive forces — author

US tech firms can pay gig workers with equity under SEC proposal

Sexual harassment exposed in a poison-pen letter

‘Balik Scientist’ program attracts 28 returnees

Special Features

A forward direction for RE transition in PHL

A resilient customer experience partner to rely on

Link clicks instead of ‘likes’: brands should value passive engagement, explore lighter side

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PH e-commerce platform raises $1M seed fund

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Resellee, a social e-commerce platform in the Philippines, announced that it received a $1 million seed fund from Mintech Enterprises, a Singapore-based digital banking...

Productivity platform by ByteDance launches webinar series

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Property

Pandemic seen to give Metro Manila a chance to correct urban planning errors

Japan-inspired condominium to rise in Manila

Bria Homes expands portfolio

More stores open at Eton Centris

Ortigas Land lights up Christmas tunnel

Filinvest unveils Studio N Tower

Technology

PHL firms lack skilled personnel to deal with cybersecurity risks

Qualcomm taps Samsung to make new flagship 5G smartphone chips

China drafts rules on mobile apps’ collection of personal data

Airbnb aims for $35-billion valuation in long-awaited IPO

Hitachi reduces digitalization headaches with simplified cloud infrastructure

The devil is in the data: balancing privacy and healthcare

Velocity

Lexus IS sportier

Meet the ‘pangolin pickup’

Matteo Guidicelli is new Nissan PHL ambassador

Perfect for convenient, stylish driving

Segment Okavan-guard

Baguio revisited

INFOGRAPHICS

How do Filipino Grade 5 students compare with ASEAN counterparts in terms of...

Manufacturing purchasing managers’ index of select ASEAN economies, November (2020)

Analysts’ November inflation rate estimates (2020)

PSE’s month-on-month market cap growth tops regional peers; But remains down compared with...

Arts & Leisure

Memories of perfume and old Manila

Of canned goods and vegetable peels: cooking during World War II

Easy to prepare Italian fare

Okada Manila unveils 30-foot Christmas tree

Dining In/Out (12/03/20)

The show must go on

Sports

Barangay Ginebra buries TNT in 0-2 series hole

Young Gilas players worthy of spots for the next windows

Globe expands support for athletes, rallies behind boxer ‘Wonder Boy’ Martin

Perpetual Help names new coach

Japan, Philippines partner for online video series #WeAreAthletes

Durant, Nash ready for Nets’ run to begin

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