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DBM: P11.03B earmarked for TUPAD temporary jobs program in proposed 2027 budget
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Thursday said the proposed P7.2-trillion national budget next year earmarked over P11 billion for the Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged Workers (TUPAD)…
Senate impeachment court orders banks to testify in Sara Duterte trial
The Senate impeachment court has ordered officials from seven banks and seven financial firms to testify before the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte.
China’s carmakers eye record 12 million overseas sales in 2026 as ‘go global’ plan pays off
Chinese automotive groups have cause to celebrate their go-global strategy amid breakneck export growth in recent years, with deliveries in 2026 expected to beat expectations already buoyed by an international energy…
EU questions Binance over continued operations despite wind-down order, FT reports
Crypto companies in the EU require a licence by the end of June to continue operating
Thailand’s Leadership Test in ASEAN’s Digital Future
A World Economic Forum report on ASEAN’s digital economy highlights the gap between digital ambition and practical execution, positioning Thailand’s leadership as pivotal. Having chaired negotiations for the ASEAN…
Thailand is making AI and semiconductors the focus of its next five-year development plan
Thailand’s draft 14th development plan covers 2028–2032 and prioritises AI, semiconductors, advanced electronics and clean energy.
PH factory activity contracts for first time in 5 months
Philippine manufacturing returned to negative territory in September, posting its first contraction in five months as weaker demand weighed on output and new orders, results of the latest S&P Global survey released…
Blackstone’s Gautam Banerjee joins DBS board
He currently serves on the boards of Singtel and GIC
US Fed’s Kashkari says central bank must lower inflation pressures
Officials have penciled in one more increase by the end of the year when it raised rates in September
‘China’s Warren Buffett’ adds Moutai shares for 3rd time as baijiu sector seeks bottom
Chinese-American billionaire investor Duan Yongping, often called China’s Warren Buffett, has added 30,000 shares of Shanghai-listed baijiu maker Kweichou Moutai to his portfolio in his third public stake increase this…
