Budget cut for local gov’t support sought
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A CONGRESSMAN on Thursday sought to cut the P28.9-billion allotment for local government support funds next year. Quezon City Rep. Franz S….
Marcos plans to deploy more nurses overseas
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. told a nurses’ organization on Thursday that he plans to allow more nurses to…
BPI expects PHL to avoid recession with region-leading growth
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THE PHILIPPINES is likely to be bypassed by the wave of recessions expected to hit developed countries and lead Southeast Asia in…
Document snags delay P63B in COVID benefits
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IMAGE COURTESY OF ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER. THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said the release of P63 billion worth of…
Diokno urges LGUs to embrace greater role post-Mandanas
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LOCAL government units (LGUs) will be expected to take on a greater role in guiding the economy to a recovery, after LGUs…
Share of RE in energy mix declines to 28.9% at end of 2021
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WEGEN-ENERGY.COM THE share of renewable energy (RE) in the power generation mix fell to 28.9% at the end of 2021 from 32%…
Farm mechanization agency under pressure over disbursement performance
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PHILSTAR THE Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) faced questioning from the Senate after disbursing only a fraction of its budget for…
DoTr to foster competition in automated fare system
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Transportation department said on Thursday that the automated fare collection system (AFCS) will be opened up to competition,…
Electric vehicle law IRR due on Sept. 8
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Image via Ivan Radic/CC BY 2.0 THE Departments of Energy (DoE) and Transportation (DoTR) said they plan to issue the implementing rules and…
Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two
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REUTERS NEW YORK — Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams turned…