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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SEAFARERS’ RIGHTS, WELFARE. (Top photo) Labor Assistant Secretary Lennard Constantine C. Serrano (leftmost) joins Philippine Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Ambassador Carlos Sorreta (Center), International Labor Organization Country Director for Philippines Khalid Hassan (rightmost), and other local and international representatives during the first panel …

In a report, the global investment bank said it kept an overweight call on the Philippines, noting that the market is trading near crisis-level valuations, but stands to benefit from growth and policy catalysts that are gaining traction. (Pixabay)  J.P. Morgan keeps overweight call on Philippine MANILA, Philippines — The …

File photo MANILA – Philippine exports sustained its double-digit growth in October as it recovered from the impact of United States’ trade policies. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Friday showed a 19.4 percent annual jump in exports to USD7.30 billion, against USD6.2 billion during the same period last …

PHINMA Community Housing (CoHo), the community housing segment of PHINMA Corp., broke ground on its inaugural project in Davao City, an initiative directly supported by a P250-million investment from the parent company. The project, located in the Tugbok District, aims to address the country’s estimated 6.5-million housing backlog by providing …

(Bloomberg) — The Chicago Mercantile Exchange was poised to restore most trading operations after an hours-long outage that crippled key parts of financial markets. The exchange said its Globex Futures & Options markets, which handles futures, options, and commodities trading and accounts for 90% of CME Group’s volume, will open at …

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has a new suite of supports to build up the domestic steel and lumber industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs. The new plan tightens the quota on steel imports from countries that don’t have free-trade pacts with Canada from 50 …

Low oil and natural gas prices are taking a toll on the industry as drilling activity is falling in Western Canada and job losses are mounting. Oilpatch spending could fall further in 2026, says new industry forecast. Low oil and natural gas prices are taking a toll on the industry …

Canada-based convenience and fuel giant Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.TO) says its in-store food service business is thriving in a tough economy. One year into his tenure as chief executive officer, Alex Miller is confident fresh and prepared food will eventually hit Couche-Tard’s internal target for 20 per cent of overall revenue in …

Prioritizing “small, low-density homes” instead of larger units for families “is a peculiar choice” Housing affordability has been a major concern for many Canadians in recent years, with many observers noting that the rate of new construction has not kept up with population growth. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty …

This file photo shows Meralco workers (STAR / File)  MANILA, Philippines — Power giant Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) is allocating as much as P30 billion in capital expenditures (capex) next year to further improve and strengthen its distribution networks. Meralco executive vice president and COO Ronnie Aperocho said the company …