DigiPlus 9-month profit drops 12% to P8.9B

Inquirer.net - Nov 3, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Weaker gaming revenues and softer macroeconomic conditions have reduced DigiPlus Interactive Corp.’s nine-month net income to about 12 percent to P8.9 billion from P10.11 billion last year. The Eusebio Tanco-led company said its earnings included noncash fair value gains from its investment in International Entertainment Corp.’s (IEC) convertible bonds. READ: DigiPlus Q1 earnings

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MANILA, Philippines—Minimum wage earners in Western Visayas will receive daily pay increases of up to P45 starting Nov. 19, following the approval of a new wage order by the Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino on Tuesday said that the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) approved Wage Order No. VI-30 following

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MANILA, Philippines — Bicol Saro party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has criticized Vice President Sara Duterte’s camp for continuing to use what he described as disproven arguments in responding to the prosecution’s formal offer of evidence, saying the defense panel could best be described as “defenseless.” Ridon, a member of the House of Representatives’ prosecution panel, said

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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The Mimaropa police recorded zero crime incidents across the provinces of Occidental and Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day, according to Police Brig. Gen. Christopher R. Dela Cruz, regional police director, in a statement on Tuesday (Nov. 3). Beyond

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