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Giimbitar ni Chinese Consul General Zhang Zhen ang Probinsya sa Cebu nga moapil sa 2026 China-ASEAN Expo isip giila sa Pilipinas nga “Province of Charm,” samtang nanawagan siya sa mas lig-on nga bilateral relations ug mas lawom nga kooperasyon tali sa China ug Pilipinas atol sa selebrasyon sa ika-25 nga China-Philippines Friendship Day sa Cebu Provincial Capitol niadtong Martes sa gabii.

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DFA chief Ma. Theresa Lazaro said Manila will not accept a weak agreement outside UNCLOS.

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The Philippines is among the ASEAN-5 economies less vulnerable to rising competition from Chinese exports, although some local manufacturing segments remain exposed to margin pressures, Moody’s Ratings said.

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Seeing graphs on social media showing the Philippines near the bottom in a list of ASEAN countries can be depressing.

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Why is it that most micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs) rarely seem to scale up? Successful MSEs – those who eventually grow into medium or large enterprises – have shown that scaling is possible.

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Last Saturday, I headed home from Japan where I attended several meetings as part of my job as chair of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council.

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The Philippines’ Islamic finance market remains small despite recent regulatory and funding milestones, as the broader Association of Southeast Asian Nations industry surpassed $1 trillion in the first quarter, according to Fitch Ratings.

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Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is entering Thailand through a partnership with CP AXTRA Public Co. Ltd., the operator of ASEAN’s leading wholesaler-retailer brands Makro and Lotus’s, to strengthen mall development and asset management for Makro.

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It’s been more than a week since the ASEAN Summit and our own ASEAN Business Advisory Council meetings in Cebu and Boracay.

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This year, the Philippines chairs the 11-member intergovernmental organization Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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The Philippines is among the ASEAN-5 economies less vulnerable to rising competition from Chinese exports, although some local manufacturing segments remain exposed to margin pressures, Moody’s Ratings said.

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Seeing graphs on social media showing the Philippines near the bottom in a list of ASEAN countries can be depressing.

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Why is it that most micro and small entrepreneurs (MSEs) rarely seem to scale up? Successful MSEs – those who eventually grow into medium or large enterprises – have shown that scaling is possible.

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Conglomerate Ayala Corp. is entering Thailand through a partnership with CP AXTRA Public Co. Ltd., the operator of ASEAN’s leading wholesaler-retailer brands Makro and Lotus’s, to strengthen mall development and asset management for Makro.

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This year, the Philippines chairs the 11-member intergovernmental organization Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

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