Philippines welcomes South Korea's lifting of visa restrictions on foreign workers
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THE PHILIPPINE Labor department on Sunday welcomed South Korea’s decision to lift its visa restrictions on foreign workers under a so-called employment…
House leader urges Malacanang to sign child marriage bill into law
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BANGSAMORO.GOV.PH A HOUSE of Representatives leader has called on President Rodrigo R. Duterte to sign a bill that would prohibit child marriage…
Severino beats Cuban foe to lead world online chess championship
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FREEPIK FIDE Master Sander Severino smashed Cuban Karla Marrero’s Nimzo-Indian Defense in 51 moves to lead two other Filipinos in the 47-player…
Atlanta Braves celebrate World Series title at championship parade
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ATLANTA Braves players make their way through downtown Atlanta on a double decker bus during the World Series championship parade. — REUTERS…
NBL: Bulacan books twice-to-beat advantage in QF
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EARNEST Efren Reyes of Bulacan attempting a shot. THE Bulacan Damayang Filipino Republicans clinched a twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals (QF) after…
New consortium submits proposal for Sangley
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PHILSTAR ANOTHER CONSORTIUM has submitted an unsolicited proposal to develop the Sangley International Airport. In a statement Sunday, the group, composed of…
Japan FTA talks stalled on farm product access
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THE PROCESS of reviewing the free trade agreement (FTA) between the Philippines and Japan has stalled on the issue of access to…
GOCC September subsidies rise by 28%, led by NHA
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PHILSTAR SUBSIDIES extended to government-owned companies grew 28% year on year to P9.16 billion in September, with the National Housing Authority (NHA)…
Gov't urged to scale up digitization assistance for MSMEs
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A HOUSE legislator has asked the government, especially the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), to provide more assistance to micro, small,…
Dispute over indigenous consent flagged in Apayao hydro project
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A HYDROELECTRIC project in Apayao province that could generate up to 150 megawatts has become the subject of a dispute on whether…