Marcos considers taking helm of disaster response
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL ANTONIO DE GUZMAN PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he would put the local disaster agency under…
Senator eyes probe of seaman training amid risk of EU ban
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MARINA FACEBOOK PAGE A SENATOR on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking to investigate how the government could improve maritime training and education…
Court sides with senator on forgery in pork barrel case
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has affirmed its Aug. 30 order acknowledging the forgery of a senator’s signatures in…
Peso rises vs dollar on strong data
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO strengthened on Tuesday as the country’s dollar reserves rose as of October and as the unemployment rate…
Stocks inch lower ahead of key economic data
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BW FILE PHOTO PHILIPPINE SHARES inched lower on Tuesday as investors await the results of the US midterm elections and the release…
Typhoon Yolanda lesson: Community empowerment, not new laws, needed in disaster management
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CIO ONE of the biggest lessons from Typhoon Haiyan, which struck central Philippines on Nov. 8, 2013, is that disaster management must…
Marcos says PHL needs to boost defense capability amid geopolitical tensions
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SCREENGRAB FROM PAF AVP PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said the government will continue to boost its defense capability against…
MRT-3 privatization plan to undergo consultations — DoTr
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN THE DEPARTMENT of Transportation (DoTr) on Tuesday vowed to be transparent in the planned privatization of the…
Metro Manila shopping malls to adjust operating hours starting Nov. 14
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JEEPNEYS wait for passengers at a transport terminal within the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN…
Maynilad customers to receive P50 rebate
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CUSTOMERS of Maynilad Water Services, Inc. in areas severely flooded during Tropical Storm Paeng will receive a rebate of P50 in their…