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China Can Gain Ground in Southeast Asia In Official Assistance

"China's relative importance as a development actor in the region will rise as Western development support recedes," the Sydney-based Lowy Institute said. CHINA HAS THE...

Netizens Voice Anger On 20% Tax On Interest

THERE IS A GROWING discontent over the 20-percent tax on the interest on bank deposits with a maturity of more than three years. And no...

Villains Of The Climate Crisis?

CLIMATE ADVOCATES GATHERED in Manila to confront what they called the "villains of the climate crisis" - Japanese megabanks and energy companies fueling the...

Cloud Networks with AI Seen as More Vulnerable

“Organizations have made real strides in tackling toxic cloud risks, but the rise of AI workloads introduces a fresh wave of complexity,” said Ari...

Sorry Folks, WB Says We’re Still A Lower-Middle-Income Nation

AFTER ALL THE boasting and rosy projections last year of becoming an upper middle income country (UMIC) by 2025– and with all the geopolitical...

Sari-sari Store Buyers Deal With Higher Prices In Face Of Lower Inflation

“Even a slight increase in wholesale prices reveals how vulnerable micro-retailers are to cost shifts upstream. This creates a ripple effect, especially in low-income...

PH Leads Asia-Pacific Nations In Identity Document Fraud

“The surges in AI-powered fraud, including deepfakes and synthetic identity documents, is exposing critical flaws in traditional verification systems," said Penny Chai, Vice President, APAC,...

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