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Albay couple keeps marriage vows despite odds

Manila, Feb. 13 -- When 25-year-old Florentino Biron IV made a solemn vow to love and cherish his 19-year-old bride, Ma. Christina, in sickness and in health, in 1992, little did he know that his reso... Read More


Banks NPL ratio falls to 1-year low

Manila, Feb. 13 -- The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans fell to a one-year low of 3.27 percent in December last year. Recent data from the Bangko Sen... Read More


Consumer lending bullish as more young Filipinos enter workforce

Manila, Feb. 13 -- An official of East West Banking Corporation (EastWest Bank) is optimistic about a 30-percent expansion of their consumer lending this year given the large number of young working F... Read More


Retail firm upbeat on growth prospects in Visayas

Manila, Feb. 13 -- Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairperson and Administrator Eduardo Jose Alino said Thursday the socialized housing for workers inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone (SBFZ) w... Read More


Double taxation agreement with Cambodia to improve PH tax system

Manila, Feb. 13 -- Finance Secretary Ralph Recto said Thursday the recently signed double taxation agreement (DTA) with Cambodia would help improve the integrity of the Philippine tax system. "By eli... Read More


Bargain hunting lifts PSEi, peso strong

Manila, Feb. 13 -- nvestors looking for cheap shares supported the local bourse while the peso closed strong in Thursday's trading. The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) closed with all counters... Read More


Top NPA leader in Caraga killed in Butuan clash

Manila, Feb. 13 -- Top New People's Army (NPA) leader in the Caraga Region, Myrna Sularte, alias Maria Malaya, was killed during an encounter with military troops in Barangay Pianing, Butuan City on W... Read More


Imee to push for single water agency

Manila, Feb. 13 -- Senator Imee Marcos remains committed to advocating for creating a single agency to manage water resources, emphasizing that water scarcity will become a major issue in the next 10 ... Read More


PRO-11 seizes 881 loose firearms ahead of 2025 polls

Manila, Feb. 13 -- The Police Regional Office in Davao (PRO-11) has confiscated 881 loose firearms in the region from Sept. 24, 2024 to Feb. 9, 2025, as part of its intensified campaign against illega... Read More


Suppliers asked to sell hogs in Dumaguete to cut pork prices

Manila, Feb. 13 -- The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Oriental is appealing to hog suppliers to sell their animals in this provincial capital to bring down the prices of pork, an officia... Read More