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THE online edition of the popular New York City-based travel magazine Travel+Leisure has named Panglao Island in Bohol province as one of the 15 “Best Secret Beaches on Earth,” it was learned on Wednesday. “The good news is that there are still undiscovered beaches out there—blissful hideaw

Local banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio dropped to a new record low level in December as lenders expanded their loan portfolio and less borrowers defualted on the payment of their obligations. In a statement, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said that the NPL ratio of universal and com

The Philippines is becoming increasingly competitive as an investment destination both in manufacturing and services in terms of cost, competency and availability of labor as well as in rentals and land cost among its peers in Asia, the results of a survey conducted by the Japan External Trade Organ

INTEREST RATES are expected to stay low this year given the high market liquidity, a dip in the demand for loans and tight competition among lenders. Rates could go up slightly in the second half, however, once the government launches its public-private partnership (PPP) projects in earnest, result