Bad air quality in Asia causing spike in asthma
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Brontë H. Lacsamana, Reporter AIR POLLUTION and climate change, interlinked causes of allergic diseases and deaths around…
Shell launches 55th year of art competition
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WITH this year’s theme, “Sulong Sining,” thePilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.’s 55th National Students Arts Competition (NSAC) challenges Filipino youth to take the…
As rainy season enters, get your flu shots
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMA FLU SEASON is upon the Philippines, as the rains come in from June to November. Doctors recommend…
Peso weakens on hawkish comments from Fed official
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO weakened against the dollar on Tuesday after a US Federal Reserve official said the central bank may…
PSEi drops as EU agrees on Russian oil embargo
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BW FILE PHOTO SHARES dropped on Tuesday as global oil prices surged after the European Union (EU) said it aims to cut…
PEZA scouting public land for potential economic zone sites
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THE Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said it is evaluating the government’s land holdings with the help of the Department of Environment…
Senate, House ratify creative industries bill bicam report
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO BOTH CHAMBERS of Congress ratified the bicameral report of a bill seeking to promote the creative industries by designating…
PPA awards management contracts for 3 ports
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THE GOVERNMENT has awarded terminal management contracts for ports of Sasa, Pagadian, and Pasig, the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said. The management…
Agri modernization seen as first step in achieving P20 rice, but costs could be high
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO PRESIDENT-ELECT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s campaign promise to bring rice prices down to P20 per kilo is premised on…
Philippine April motor vehicle output falls; lagging growth elsewhere in ASEAN
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BW FILE PHOTO PHILIPPINE motor vehicle output in April fell 4.2% year on year in April to 5,943 units, making it the…