VAT exemption for key commodities seen as negative for peso
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN A BILL seeking to exempt key commodities from value-added tax (VAT) carries the risk of weakening the…
ERC working to clear backlog in capex applications
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THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said it will work with power plant operators to clear a backlog in applications from the industry…
BoC establishes office to monitor firearms, explosives shipments
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE Bureau of Customs (BoC) said on Thursday that it has established a new unit to monitor shipments…
White onions in markets likely smuggled, DA says
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PIXABAY THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said white onions circulating in markets are likely to have been smuggled and pose a food…
New storm to bring more rains in northern Luzon; thousands evacuated in Cagayan due to Maymay
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A TROPICAL depression that entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Thursday afternoon was expected to bring rains over parts of northern…
Community leaders taught to use online hazard maps
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KEVIN MORILLO VIA PGQ VILLAGE leaders from different parts of the country were given orientation on the use of online hazard maps…
Comelec recalibrates village election preps following postponement
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COMELEC Commissioner George Erwin M. Garcia in press briefing on Oct. 13. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec)…
Germany supports continued peace efforts in Mindanao with P2B worth of projects
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TRAININGS to help coffee farmers improve their yield is among the projects supported by Germany in Mindanao. — GIZ GERMANY, together with…
Taguig court convicts alleged communist combatant for rebellion
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A REGIONAL trial court in Taguig City has convicted an alleged member of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed group of…
Auditors tell DSWD to improve yardsticks to see success, or failure, of 4Ps program
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DSWD.GOV.PH STATE auditors have recommended to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to collect data on the employment rate among…