SRA calls for sale of smuggled sugar at Kadiwa stores
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A MAN repacks sugar in packets at a public market in Taguig City, Aug. 27, 2008. — REUTERS/CHERYL RAVELO THE Sugar Regulatory…
Government generates P681M in procurement savings
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BW FILE PHOTO THE GOVERNMENT generated savings of P681.2 million from procurement efficiencies in 2022, up 21.8% from a year earlier, the…
BSP notes improvement in accuracy of household inflation views
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A supermarket is seen in Quezon City, March 4 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said…
PHL mangrove losses second worst in region
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THE PHILIPPINES lost 10.5% of its mangrove trees between 1990 and 2010, trailing only Myanmar’s losses of 27.6%, which are reckoned for…
PHL looks to US, Japanese tech to improve connectivity
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REUTERS THE Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) said on Tuesday that it hopes to tap US and Japanese technology to…
Marcos: Asia-Pacific region won’t take sides amid political tensions
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OFFICE OF THE PRESS SECRETARY COUNTRIES in the Asia-Pacific region should avoid taking sides amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, Philippine President Ferdinand R….
Senate bill to revive 2007 law on ‘holiday economics’
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to boost local tourism by setting national holidays that…
Local onion farmers can meet demand with adequate gov’t support
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AN ONION farm in Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro. — REGION4B.NIA.GOV.PH THE SENATE minority leader slammed government “decision makers” for pursuing policies in the…
CoA orders Bacolod City government to pay cargo company for patrol boat delivery
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BACOLOD CITY PIO STATE AUDITORS have ordered the Bacolod City government to pay a cargo service firm for the shipment of a…
Probe on abduction of activists in Cebu includes alleged cops’ involvement — PNP
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AN INVESTIGATION is underway on the recent abduction of two activists in broad daylight at a Cebu port, including the possible involvement…