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[Title] => Philippines emerges as key growth market for MoneyHero
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[Title] => EDITORIAL - Ensure enforcement
[Summary] => As part of continuing efforts to stop epal or self-promoting credit-grabbing by politicians at taxpayers’ expense, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered its offices nationwide and local government units to remove the names, images and likenesses of public officials from all state-funded projects.
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[Title] => How Pinoys are redefining financial stability, credit use
[Summary] => Over the past few years, much of the conversation around Filipino household finances has understandably focused on restoring income, rebuilding confidence and regaining momentum after sustained economic disruption from the pandemic.
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[Title] => Salmon invites Filipino creators to join its movement: Get up to P500 for every successful Salmon credit referral
[Summary] => Fintech company Salmon has recently launched an affiliate program that gives creators a fresh way to earn, as they take part in the company’s mission to make financial services more accessible among Filipinos.
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[Title] => Bank lending growth slows in April
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[Summary] => As part of continuing efforts to stop epal or self-promoting credit-grabbing by politicians at taxpayers’ expense, the Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered its offices nationwide and local government units to remove the names, images and likenesses of public officials from all state-funded projects.
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[Title] => ‘Credit demand rising, but trust gap hinders inclusion’
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