Agri trade deficit widens in 2021
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A VENDOR arranges vegetables at a public market in Manila. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson THE…
Sotto organizing campaign to override SIM card bill veto
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PHILSTAR SENATE PRESIDENT Vicente C. Sotto III said on Monday said he hopes to “save” the proposed SIM Card Registration Act by overriding…
Senate panel considers bill limiting e-sabong to Sundays, public holidays
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PHILSTAR A SENATE committee said on Monday that it is considering a bill that will restrict online cockfighting, known as e-sabong, to…
Most IPAs still rely on subsidies, says DoF
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PHIVIDEC INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY FB PAGE ONLY TWO Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) are considered self-sufficient in terms of receiving government aid, with the…
More clarity seen in H2 on energy efficiency rules
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MOREPOWER.COM.PH By Ram Christian S. Agustin THE ENERGY efficiency (EE) industry said it is expecting approval in the second half of 2022…
Wholesale price growth of building materials in NCR picks up in Jan
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PHILSTAR WHOLESALE price growth of construction materials in Metro Manila accelerated in January to its highest level in two months, according to…
DoE logs 3,387 energy consumption reports from designated establishments
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THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it tallied 3,387 submissions from designated establishments (DEs) for the 12 months beginning April 2021. The…
Fortune favors the taxpayer… who files on time
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On Tuesday last week, the 2020/2021 Bar examinations list of successful examinees was released. I am one of those who made it….
Vaccinate more people to prevent surge — WHO
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES should vaccinate more people to prevent another surge in coronavirus infections as it moves toward lifting…
Bayan Muna seeks probe of unpaid Marcos estate tax
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PRESIDENTIAL MUSEUM AND LIBRARY BAYAN Muna party-list has filed a resolution asking the House of Representatives to investigate unpaid taxes of the…