Bigger budget for health sought
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PHILIPPINE Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa on Monday vowed to push for a gradual increase in his agency’s annual budget, while calling…
Probe activist abductions, gov’t told
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A HUMAN rights group has urged the government to investigate the abduction of activists who have been missing for more than 17…
Philippine births, deaths decline
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PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS PHILIPPINE registered births and deaths dropped by 2.8% and 25.6% year on year, the local statistics agency said on…
ILO chief talks to local labor groups
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INTERNATIONAL Labour Organization (ILO) Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo had a dialogue with Philippine labor groups on Monday, discussing human rights violations against…
Marcos cites benefits of forests
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PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Monday cited the economic benefits of the country’s remaining forest cover, as he called for…
Cost of Vietnam ASF vaccine estimated at about P600/dose
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REUTERS THE vaccine for African Swine Fever (ASF) developed in Vietnam may cost nearly P600 per dose, according to the Bureau of…
El Niño also expected to affect PHL rice suppliers Vietnam, Thailand
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RICE inventories will be under pressure next year because the El Niño dry spell will also hit the Philippines’ major rice suppliers,…
Emergency power procurement pricing allowed to vary from approved tariff
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PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS THE pricing of emergency power supply agreements (EPSAs) will be allowed to vary from tariff levels approved by power…
Response to retail liberalization mainly expansions, not new entrants
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS FOREIGN retailers have responded to the amended Retail Trade Liberalization Act by expanding their current operations in the…
PCA bats for P11-billion budget increase
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is seeking additional funding of P11 billion, against its 2023 budget of P1 billion,…