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Church leaders denounce flood control corruption scandal in Philippines as ‘moral abomination’
Christian Daily International
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September 5, 2025
A resident wades through floodwater in Dela Paz village, Laguna province, after Tropical Storm Trami in 2024. Lawmakers and church leaders warn that corruption and defective flood control projects have worsened the impact of disasters in one of...
Manila LGU to go after 315 contractors
Philstar
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September 4, 2025
Ghio Ong - The Philippine Star September 5, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The Manila local government will go after the contractors of 315 completed and unfinished flood control projects in the city, Mayor Isko Moreno announced yesterday....
Manila and allies stage naval drills near Scarborough Shoal, draw China rebuke
Business World
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September 4, 2025
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES held joint naval exercises with Australia, Canada and the US in the South China Sea earlier this week, a move seen as reinforcing security cooperation amid heightened Chinese assertiveness...
Manila Fashion Week ushers in a new era of Filipino style
Manila Standard
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September 4, 2025
There’s a new energy building in Manila’s fashion scene. This October, the country’s most anticipated style event returns with a bold new identity: Manila Fashion Week. What began as BYS Fashion Week, a platform that shook up the local style...
New law allows foreign investors to lease land in the Philippines for up to 99 years
Business World
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September 5, 2025
President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. signed into law a measure that allows foreigners to lease land in the Philippines for up to 99 years. Republic Act (RA) No. 12252 amends RA No. 7652 or the Investors’ Lease Act by further liberalizing the lease...
Philippines debt overshoots forecast, hits P17.6 trillion
Philstar
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September 4, 2025
Marco Luis Beech - The Philippine Star September 5, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — The country’s outstanding debt breached the total full-year debt expectation for this year by over P200 billion, amid support for key infrastructure and...
nubia Philippines kicks off 9.9 Mega Sale: Your next-level tech upgrade
Manila Standard
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September 5, 2025
nubia Philippines invites Filipinos to score their next-level tech upgrade with the much-anticipated 9.9 Mega Sale, running from September 1 to 9, 2025 on TikTok Shop, Shopee, and Lazada. At the heart of the sale is the nubia Neo 3 4G, now...
Genesis BBQ Continues Impressive Growth in the Philippines
Korea IT Times
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September 5, 2025
South Korea’s largest chicken franchise, Genesis BBQ Group, is experiencing remarkable growth in the Philippine restaurant market. Since entering the Philippines in November 2022, BBQ opened its first large store—measuring 367 square meters with...
Philippines reaffirms one-China principle: What signals can we read?
CGTN
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The Philippine military conducted a drill in the South China Sea, November 6, 2024. /CFP The Philippine military conducted a drill in the South China Sea, November 6, 2024. /CFP Editor's note: Ding Duo, a special commentator on current affairs for...
Leviste: DPWH engineer admitted getting donations from contractors
Inquirer
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September 5, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — “At least he admitted getting donations from contractors.” This was Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste’s response to the counter-affidavit submitted by DPWH Batangas 1st District Engineer Abelardo Calalo, whom he...
Sarawak in good spot for expanding cross-border energy trade
Borneo Post
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September 5, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Shania (right) during a panel session titled “The Role of Gas in Asean’s Energy Future” during SAREF 4.0 on Thursday. KUCHING (September 5): Sarawak is well positioned to expand its cross-border...
Manila mayor warns against mobs, orders police to maintain peace and order
The Manila Times
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September 4, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Mayor Isko Moreno on Thursday announced that he has advised the Manila Police District (MPD) to prevent mobs, vowing to “maintain peace and order” in the city. “Matatanda naman na sila (They are already old). You are...
When AI meets empathy: Inside TP in the Philippines’ vision for smarter, more human service
Philstar
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September 5, 2025
Philstar.com September 5, 2025 | 4:39pm MANILA, Philippines – The IT-BPM industry has evolved from transactional, straightforward support to complex, high-value services, with the industry-wide shift pivoting from the traditional BPO contact...
Batangas DPWH district engineer denies bribing Leviste
Inquirer
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September 5, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Batangas 1st District Engineer Abelardo Calalo has denied bribing Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste, saying that the P3.1 million was only the donation of a contractor...
Foreigners can now lease land in the Philippines for up to 99 years
Philstar
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September 5, 2025
Jean Mangaluz - Philstar.com September 5, 2025 | 4:08pm MANILA, Philippines — Foreign investors seeking to do business in the Philippines can now lease land for up to a century. In a new law signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., foreign...
Marcos extends land lease cap to 99 years
Inquirer
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September 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law Republic Act No. 12252, extending the maximum lease period of private lands to 99 years from 50 years, plus a one-time renewal of up to 25 years.RA 12252 amended several...
Imagination Peoples the Air: Philippines Brings Unique Narratives to the Biggest Global Book Fair
Pressenza
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September 5, 2025
Manila, September 4, 2025 – Over 400 Philippine delegates—official and independent authors, illustrators, artists, creatives, and publishers—will travel to Frankfurt, filling the halls of the world’s most important book fair with a Philippine...
Gov’t accreditation bodies in flood works controversy get new heads
Inquirer
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September 7, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Trade Secretary Cristina Roque has appointed new officials to head the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) and the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB), two bodies recently dragged into the...
Philippines’ general insurance industry is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 10.6% through 2029.
Insurance Asia
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September 2, 2025
Property insurance is expected to account for 40% of GWP this year. The Philippines’ general insurance industry is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6%, expanding from $2.7b (₱153.8b) in 2025 to $3.9b (₱229.7b) by 2029...
Philippines enacts new fiscal regime for large-scale mining
Xinhua News Agency
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MANILA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines enacted a new law on Thursday restructuring the fiscal regime for large-scale metallic mining, aiming to boost government revenues, ensure transparency, and provide greater benefits to local communities....