Bill giving agri pensions refiled
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BW FILE PHOTO A BILL that seeks to give retired farmers and fisherfolk pension amid a coronavirus pandemic has been refiled at…
Bill to expand senior discounts from power, water
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UNSPLASH A SENATOR has filed a bill expanding the electricity and water consumption discounts for senior citizens. Under Senate Bill 1066 or…
Senate urged to probe abductions
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BW FILE PHOTO TWO senators on Monday filed separate resolutions seeking to probe rising kidnapping incidents in the country. Senator Mary Grace…
PCSO remits P2.5B to Treasury
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINE Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)on Monday said it had remitted P2.5 billion to the National Treasury to boost…
DoE to investigate forced outages that raised red alert over Luzon
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WHATWOLF-FREEPIK THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it will investigate the forced outages at seven power plants which caused the Luzon grid…
Philippines calls for ‘needs-based’ priority system for climate finance
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE Environment Secretary called access to climate finance an urgent matter and pressed the government to work…
Hybrid work schemes raise work quality, study finds
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A MAJORITY of employees in the Philippines perceive the quality of their work to have improved under hybrid arrangements, according to a…
LGU borrowing applications decline in first eight months
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NEW DEBT sought by local government units (LGUs) declined by 72.53% year on year to P21.04 billion in the eight months to…
UnionBank, GLS sign on as gov’t partners in AI research center
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REUTERS THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it has signed a partnership agreement with UnionBank of the Philippines and Global…
Manufacturing jobs seen key to PHL recovery
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REUTERS INCREASED manufacturing investment is considered a key condition for bringing about a recovery because of the volume of jobs the sector…