Wholesale price growth accelerates to 8.3% in April
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS PRICE GROWTH of wholesale general goods for April was 8.3%, the highest level in almost 11 years amid…
Incoming Trade Secretary Pascual focused on expanding MSME markets
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN TRADE DEPARTMENT nominee Alfredo E. Pascual plans to focus on expanding markets for micro, small, and medium enterprises…
Villar drops bid for Senate leadership
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SENATE.GOV.PH SENATOR Cynthia A. Villar has dropped her bid for the upper chamber’s top position, saying she wants a “simple life,” following…
Congress ratifies bill creating transportation safety board
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PHOTO FROM PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD CONGRESS has ratified the reconciled report of a bill creating the Philippine Transportation Safety Board (PTSB), an…
PCOO plan to accredit social media influencers questioned amid proliferation of fake news
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SCREENGRAB FROM DWIZ 882 A MEDIA freedom advocate on Thursday urged the incoming chief of the presidential palace’s communications team to consult…
4th witness retracts allegations against De Lima
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO A FOURTH witness has taken back his allegations against detained Senator Leila M. de Lima, who has been imprisoned…
MGB says nickel mining in Davao Oriental outside protected area, not an open-pit mine
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THE MINES and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) has clarified that the nickel mining project in Davao Oriental is not an open-pit mine and…
PEF needs P56M for new center to relocate Philippine eagles
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PHILIPPINE EAGLE FOUNDATION THE PHILIPPINE Eagle Foundation (PEF) will need P56 million to build a new center to protect its flock of…
SC reverses graft charges vs cop over 2009 chopper scam
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PHILSTAR THE SUPREME Court (SC) has reversed an appellate court decision that affirmed an Ombudsman investigation convicting a police officer of graft…
Customs bureau to donate smuggled fuel to coast guard, military
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THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) will turn over 47,000 liters of unmarked fuel to the Philippine Coast Guard and to the Armed…