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Modest growth for PH manufacturing PMI in March

MANILA: The country’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) recorded a modest growth in March this year at 50.9.

March’s PMI was slightly lower than February’s 51 but a PMI above 50 is still considered growth.

The manufacturing PMI gauges t…

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NAIA logs over 1M passengers during Holy Week

MANILA: The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) has logged 1,040,707 passengers from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, higher by 12 percent compared to the 926,755 passengers that the country’s main gateway had during the same period last year, data…

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BOC seizes P43-B smuggled goods in 2023

MANILA: The Enforcement and Security Service of the Enforcement Group (ESS-EG) of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported the seizure of PHP43.40 billion worth of smuggled goods in 2023.

In a statement Monday, Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio reported that…

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Pope renews call for Gaza ceasefire

TEHRAN: Pope Francis has renewed call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza in a peace-focused address marking Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar.

“Let us not allow the current hostilities to continue to have grave repercuss…

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Boutique airline transfers hub from NAIA to Clark

CLARK: Boutique airline Sunlight Air has officially made Clark International Airport (CRK) its new hub with an inaugural flight to Coron on Monday afternoon.

Sunlight Air transferred its hub from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to redef…