Bizsnippets
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Bureau of Customs Launches Mobile App for Balikbayan Queries
The country’s Bureau of Customs (BOC) launched a mobile app developed especially for OFWs and Balikbayans. Known as the Balikbayan Tax Calculator, the app aims…
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Swiss Scientists Tests Pomegranates Anti-Aging Properties
A Swiss Biotech company recently discovered that pomegranates has anti-aging properties. In a scientific journal called Nature Medicine, research scientists at the Ecole Polytechnique Federale…
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UN Arbitral Tribunal Declared PH Winner of Arbitration Case Against China
After a series of hearings, the long wait is over.The United Nations (UN) Arbitral Tribunal declared the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) under the…
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PCC ‘Disappointed’ over PLDT-Globe Lawsuit
PLDT and Globe has brought the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to court over disagreements on the legality of the P70 billion deal with SMC. The…
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MVP Encourages Business Sector to Invest in Tourism, Mining
Business magnate and Philex Mining Corp. chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan called for investments in tourism and mining during the BusinessWorld Economic Forum. Pangilinan emphasized the…
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FiveAI Raises $2.1 Million for Autonomous Driving Technology
In a funding round led by Amadeus Capital, U.K. artificial intelligence (AI) startup FiveAI was able to raise $2.7 million to develop a system for…
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Tesla Stocks Rise with CEO’s Teaser Tweet
An enigmatic tweet by Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk referring to a “Top Secret Tesla Masterplan, Part 2” has sent the company’s stock rising by…
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Splash Corp. Backs Out of Stock Exchange
Splash Corp., a Filipino-owned manufacturer of personal care products, has announced its plan to delist from the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE). The move will include…
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Boracay Tourist Arrivals Near 1M Mark in First Half of 2016
World renowned island paradise destination Boracay has nearly reached the 1 million mark for tourist arrivals in the first half of 2016. Tourist arrivals had…
