Lawmaker calls for improved registration among indigenous and poor communities
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN A SENATOR on Thursday called on the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and the Office of the Civil Registrar…
Senior citizen discount on traffic fines proposed in House bill
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN A BILL that seeks to give senior citizens, or those 60 years and above, a discount on…
PHL inflation still manageable — ECoP
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A wide variety of fish at the Marikina Public Market. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS THE 6.9% inflation rate in September remains…
Geothermal, biomass, hydro classified as preferred dispatchers of power
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Geothermal – Unified Leyte Power Plants THE Department of Energy (DoE) said on Thursday that geothermal, biomass, and hydroelectric power plants have…
World Bank urges Philippines to cement place in industrial, tech and health value chains
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REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES must establish its niche in the global value chains for manufacturing, technology, and health and life sciences, the World…
Frozen pork inventory rises 15% at end of September
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THE inventory of frozen pork in accredited storage facilities rose 15% year on year to 94,234.80 metric tons (MT) at the end…
Marcos says agri ambitions go beyond self-sufficiency
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PRESIDENT FERDINAND R. MARCOS, JR. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. said on Thursday that his goals…
Q1 building permit approval growth slows on rising costs
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APPROVED building permit applications rose 1.8% year on year in the first quarter, slowing from the 9.2% posted in the fourth quarter…
Budget realignments dismissed as insignificant
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE adjustments to the budget bill following its initial passage by the House of Representatives are minor and failed…
Electronics, food exports seen little affected by slowing global trade
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REUTERS THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said resilient electronics and food exports will be the Philippines’ best bets for weathering…