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MANILA, Philippines — The new law ending tax breaks on long-term time deposits has triggered a “dramatic” exodus from those savings products, leaving banks and policymakers to wonder where the cash will flow next. Michael Angelo Kho Samson, who chairs the capital markets development committee of the Bankers Association of the Philippines, said member-banks had

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MANILA, Philippines — The depreciating peso and developments in the Senate’s investigation into anomalous flood control projects caused the local bourse to slide to a near six-month low on Thursday. By the closing bell, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) tumbled by 1.09 percent, or 66.44 points, to end at 6,042.28. This is its lowest

Gilas Pilipinas girls’ Tiffany Reyes found the best way to celebrate her 15th birthday on Wednesday. The 5-foot-11 Reyes buried the game-winning jumper that lifted the Philippines past South Korea, 77-75, for its first win in the Fiba U16 Women’s Asia Cup t in Seremban, Malaysia. READ: Gilas Girls stun Korea on Tiffany Reyes’ winner

The United States players are being paid for their involvement in the biennial contest for the first time.

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Apple asked the European Union to scrap its landmark digital competition law on Thursday, arguing that it poses security risks and creates a “worse experience” for consumers. The US tech giant and the EU have repeatedly locked horns over the bloc’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), which Brussels says seeks to make the digital

MANILA, Philippines — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Thursday announced that it will stop accepting new applications for digital bank licenses on Dec. 1, 2025. The BSP said in a statement the move follows the Monetary Board’s approval of a moratorium on digital bank licensing on Sept. 18. The moratorium will remain in

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has accredited 14 establishments from Paraguay to supply meat products to the Philippines. This is to diversify access to meat as some local producers continue to grapple with constraints arising from African swine fever and avian influenza. Based on Department Order No. 13, these foreign meat establishments (FMEs)

MANILA,  Philippines —Alex Eala dominated Japan’s Mei Yamaguchi, 6-0, 6-3, to reach the Jingshan Tennis Open quarterfinals on Thursday in China. It took the 20-year-old Filipino only 72 minutes to rout the World No. 268, blanking Yamaguchi in the opening set. READ: String of impressive performances finally ends with a title for Alex Eala The