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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Tourism on Friday said that it will continue its efforts in attracting other tourist markets aside from China following the Department of Foreign Affairs’ imposition of additional requirement for Chinese citizens applying for a temporary visitor's visa.
WASHINGTON, United States — Apple on Friday said it would delay the rollout of its recently announced AI features in Europe because of "regulatory uncertainties" linked to the EU's new landmark legislation to curb the power of big tech.
THE peso and the stock market ended the week on a sour note with both hitting multi-month lows amid a continued lack of positive catalysts.
MANILA, Philippines — The government has lowered the tariff on imported rice from 35 percent to 15 percent until 2028, which President Marcos’ economic managers believe could bring down the price of the staple to P29 a kilo.
Vivant Corporation [VVT 11.28, down 29.5%; 0% avgVol] [link] published a press release to guide the market that it expects “another year of sustained growth” above the P2.3 billion in FY23 operating income that it generated. VVT said that its 43% increase in net income for FY23 was driven by its energy subsidiary, Vivant Energy Corporation (VEC), and that it has a long-term plan to invest up to P22 billion in equity investments over the next six years, with P15 billion of that reserved for “various renewable energy projects.” VVT is an energy and water treatment company owned by the Cebu-based Garcia-Escaño Family.
The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) recently turned over a utility vehicle to Silway 8 Diversified & Livelihood Association, Inc., a DAR-assisted agrarian reform beneficiary association (ARBO) from Silway 8, Polomolok, South Cotabato to help its members improve their livelihood activities.
BAGUIO CITY— Baguio City welcomed the conduct of the “Fiesta in America” happening from Aug. 17 to 18, 2024 at the American Dream Mall in New Jersey, USA.
HONG KONG, China — Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors tried to gauge the outlook for US interest rates, while also keeping tabs on developments in France as it heads for crucial elections.