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  1. Most Singapore households expect inflation to rise over next year: survey

    But most do not see their economic and financial conditions changing over the next 12 months

  2. Peso crashes further below 63:$1, a new record low

    MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine peso sank deeper into record-low territory on Monday, closing further below the 63-per-dollar mark as a stronger US dollar, elevated oil prices and mounting global uncertainties…

  3. PH dollar deficit swells to over 1-year high

    MANILA, Philippines — The country’s dollar deficit swelled to its widest in more than a year in September, as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran pushed import costs higher and weighed on investor…

  4. Heroin bound for Australia seized

    SAMUT PRAKAN: Narcotics officers have seized about 7kg of heroin concealed in instant-drink sachets in two parcels destined for Australia.

  5. DOTr courts India, France to fund stalled rail projects

    MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is turning to government-to-government financing to revive several long-delayed railway projects, with India and France among the countries being approached…

  6. Cirque Alice: An astonishing, whimsical trip through Wonderland

    The curious characters of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" gather on stage one after the other in "Cirque Alice" through a series of circus perfomances and other awe-inspiring acts.

  7. Ahtisa Manalo, Gazini Ganados, Yllana Aduana, ibinahagi ang gastos sa national pageants

    Kilala ang mga Pilipino bilang masugid na tagahanga ng pageants. Marami ang tumututok sa mga patimpalak na ito bilang suporta sa mga kandidatang kumakatawan sa bansa. Ngunit ayon kina Ahtisa Manalo, Gazini Ganados, at…

  8. Buhay na Buhay! Mga celebrity na umalma sa kumalat na death hoax

    Ilang ulit nang nagkaroon ng mga bali-balita tungkol sa umano'y pagpanaw ng mga celebrity, pero kinalaunan napatunayan na fake news lamang ang mga ito.

  9. KKR targets LEC priority projects for financing

    MANILA, Philippines — US-based global investment firm KKR & Co. Inc. has expressed interest in financing priority projects under the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC), spanning digital finance, manufacturing, energy and…