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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to the use of cryptocurrencies but cited the need for vigilance since these are not regulated by any central bank, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor Espenilla Jr. said.

$1.1 trillion worth of Asia-Pacific financial and nonfinancial corporate debt will mature in the second half of this year through 2022, which is equivalent to about 11 percent of total debts maturing globally, ratings firm Standard and Poor’s (S&P) said in a report.

The second legislative district of Leyte will get P2.7 billion budget for infrastructure development in 2018, considerably higher than this year’s allocation.

The government targets to build 600 to 700 units of temporary shelter in Marawi City by third week of December for internally displaced people (IDP) affected by the clashes between government troops and Maute terrorists in the area.

Glulam timber bridges are viable and cost-effective options for replacing bridges on low-traffic county and township roads. That’s what South Dakota State University researchers at the J. Lohr Structures Lab concluded after testing a full-scale glulam timber girder bridge. Glulam, short for glued laminated, means the structural members are made of layers of wood strips bonded with glue.

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Vice-President Wencai Zhang met with New Development Bank (NDB) Vice President and Chief Operations Officer Xian Zhu on the sidelines of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings to discuss progress on projects for cooperation.

By Jun Ledesma The Commander in Chief and his brave soldiers and police forces have won a decisive war against one of the most vicious terrorist band in the world — the Maute ISIS. The cost is not cheap. We lost scores of our own brave soldiers, policemen and innocent civilians, women held captives raped and billions worth of homes …

Former Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez is not rolling over following the recommendation last week of inter-agency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) to lift her ban on open pit mining in the country.

The 2017 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) season may have just closed shop, but Phoenix has already started looking forward to the 2018 season by replacing its coach last week.

Iriga City debuted in the Philippine Superliga (PSL) Grand Prix with a 3-2 victory over Sta. Lucia Realty on Tuesday night.