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Philippines secures financing for 125 MW Citicore solar project
pv-magazine
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August 14, 2025
A PHP 4.4 billion ($77.5 billion) project finance loan facility is supporting the development of the 125 MW Citicore Solar Pangasinan project, with construction scheduled for completion by the end of this year. August 14, 2025 Patrick Jowett...
Laos, Philippines boost multifaceted cooperation
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 15, 2025 -- Laos and the Philippines have agreed to further beef up their cooperation in various fields to bring practical benefits to both countries and their people. This was the outcome of the 3rd meeting of the Laos -...
Duke Frasco bucks Baricuatro’s remarks over hospital construction
Politiko
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August 15, 2025
Pam Baricuatro FB / Duke Frasco IG By Billy Begas Cebu Rep. Duke Frasco dismissed Governor Pamela Baricuatro’s call for him to prioritize the construction of the Liloan Children’s Hospital before pursuing legislation to upgrade the Danao City...
Use cacao as a model for agriculture roadmaps
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
Agriculture roadmaps can be mainly theoretical papers that lie unused on the shelf. Or they can be living practical documents that guide and motivate actions to increase agriculture productivity and benefit farmers and fisherfolk. Here is a...
PH Resorts derecognises Emerald Bay land and construction site
GGRAsia
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August 15, 2025
PH Resorts Holdings Group Inc, the group behind the stalled Emerald Bay casino project (pictured in a file photo) at Mactan, on Cebu, in the Philippines, says it has derecognised a PHP8.75-billion (US$153.5-million) financial liability linked to...
Engaging Filipino Gen Zs in a fragmented digital world
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
COMPLICATED Getting to know the Gen Z crowd. MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine digital sphere is a vibrant, bustling marketplace of ideas, trends, and, most importantly, content. For brands seeking to connect with Gen Zs, the generation born...
Gambling and Philippine Politics
The Diplomat
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August 14, 2025
A specter is haunting Philippine politics today: the specter of gambling, which is being linked to youth addiction, unethical use of public funds, money laundering, kidnapping, and murder. Aside from the intense flooding across the country and the...
India’s GMR Group plots big comeback to Philippine airports
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
President Marcos with Srinivas Bommidala, Chairman of GMR Group MANILA, Philippines – Three years after exiting the Mactan Cebu International Airport concession, GMR Group of India is plotting a big comeback into the Philippine airport scene as...
Philippine Central Bank gives e-wallets 48 hours to disconnect from online gambling sites
Asia Gaming Brief
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August 14, 2025
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has ordered all electronic wallets to disconnect from online gambling sites within 48 hours, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from senators who demand immediate action...
Palawan Group of Companies marks 40th anniversary, continues mission to empower Filipinos
Philippine STAR
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August 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — In a heartfelt celebration of enduring partnerships that help empower four decades of trusted service, the Palawan Group of Companies hosted its highly anticipated Partners’ Night on August 5 and 6 at the Blue Leaf...
Online cockfighting thrives in the Philippines despite ban and murders
The Straits Times
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August 15, 2025
Manila - Divers have spent more than a month searching a lake south of Manila for the bodies of men with links to the Philippines’ bloody national obsession: cockfighting. They were murdered by rogue police, a government witness says, allegedly...
Over 900 public charging stations in Philippines as EVs rise in number
Philippine STAR
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August 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Electric vehicle (EV) sales and installation of charging stations are seeing a steady growth in the Philippines, in line with policies pushing for modernizing transportation. According to data from the Midyear Property Market...
Philippine car sales increased 1.4% to 269,207 units in seven months
Manila Standard
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August 14, 2025
Vehicle sales in the Philippines rose 1.4 percent in the first seven months of 2025, reaching 269,207 units from 265,490 units in the same period in 2024, data from the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and the...
Manila Water: Over 10,000 new domestic accounts in 1st half of 2025
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
MANILA, Philippines — Manila Water continues to expand its reach and improve water accessibility across the East Zone, successfully connecting over 10,000 new residential water service connections to clean and reliable water in the first half of...
57,134 informal settler families relocated from Manila Bay – DILG
Inquirer
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August 15, 2025
A cluster of shanties is seen on Manila Bay in an area known as Baseco in Manila’s Tondo district on August 21, 2024. — File photo by Richard A. Reyes MANILA, Philippines — A total of 57,134 informal settler families (ISFs) were relocated from...
Net FDI inflows into Philippines up 21.3% in May 2025
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the Philippines rose by 21.3 per cent year on year (YoY) to $586 million in May this year, according to the country’s central bank (BSP).The rise was due to a significant expansion in non-residents’...
Philippines suspends cattle imports from France, Italy over disease concerns
Food Business Africa Magazine
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August 14, 2025
PHILIPPINES – The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) is temporarily stopping imports of live cattle and water buffalo from France and Italy after confirmed cases of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in both countries. The order, issued through...
Exercise Alon 25 begins in the Philippines
The National Tribune
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August 15, 2025
Department of Defence Defence has embarked on its largest overseas exercise for 2025, with the launch of Exercise Alon 25 in the Philippines today. Personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) will...
Philippine Airlines Ranks as the Second Most Preferred Airline in Southeast Asia Amid Growing Regional Competition
Out of Town Blog
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August 13, 2025
Philippine Airlines has earned the second position as Southeast Asia’s top airline in the 2025 Flyers’ Choice Awards by AirlineRatings.com. This accolade places the airline just behind Singapore Airlines and ahead of other key regional...
NEWS BRIEFS | 16 August 2025
Minda News
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August 16, 2025
2 killed in shootout in North Cotabato Two bodyguards of a local trader were killed while two policemen were wounded in a shootout that broke out in Makilala town, North Cotabato on Thursday. Lt. Juaren Caang, North Cotabato Police Provincial...