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THE government on Thursday awarded the operations and management contract for the Clark International Airport in Pampanga to a consortium that includes the operator of Singapore’s Changi Airport, as well as the Gokongwei and Gotinanun groups.

THE Bureau of Local Employment (BLE) said it will assist beneficiaries of a Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) program to find work, in accordance with a partnership signed between the DSWD and the BLE’s parent agency, the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE).

LONDON — Former Beatle Paul McCartney has teamed up with Oscar winner Emma Stone on the music video for his new single “Who Cares,” a song he hopes will inspire youngsters to stand up to bullying.

BERJAYA Philippines, Inc. has further increased its stake in the Malaysian operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, acquiring P58.86 million worth of shares in the company.

LABOR Secretary Silvestre H. Bello said the department will continue to inspect labor conditions at firecracker manufacturers and pyrotechnic businesses despite his decision to suspend such inspections for the holidays.

LONDON -- Britain risks driving banks overseas if current high levels of taxation on the industry are maintained after Brexit, a bank lobby group said on Wednesday.

THE CENTRAL BANK saw its net income rise fourfold as of October, driven by huge gains from foreign exchange at a time of a weaker peso.

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THE TARGET completion date of the P12.1-billion Kaliwa dam project has been moved forward by a year to 2022, or in time for the current government steps down, a water industry regulator said.

THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with ISOC Infrastructures, Inc. and ISOC Asia Telecom Towers, Inc., which plans to build towers for the common use of telecommunications companies.

THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said the economic productivity benefits from the demographic dividend will start to be evident by 2025.