Senate bill seeks to further strengthen consumer rights
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SENATE Bill 942 lets authorities determine if a product complies with all labeling requirements, while guiding consumers on product contents and origin….
DepEd to offices, schools: No mandatory contributions for Christmas parties
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‘NO LEARNER or DepEd personnel should be forced to contribute, participate or use their money for the celebration,’ said Vice President and…
CAAP beefs up security at airports for holiday travel surge
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THE BOHOL-Panglao International Airport. — CAAP THE CIVIL Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has increased security at airports in anticipation of…
Cotabato gears up for banana flour processing plant project
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SMALLHOLDERS belonging to the Arakan River Irrigators Credit Cooperative are among the banana producers in Cotabato. — DAR.GOV.PH BANANA growers and other…
SC to condense coverage for next year’s bar exams
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL PALMA SOME topics in next year’s bar exams will be combined as part of initiatives to modernize the implementation…
China’s Xi unwilling to accept vaccines despite threat from protests — US intel
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REUTERS WASHINGTON — Chinese leader Xi Jinping is unwilling to accept Western vaccines despite the challenges China is facing with COVID-19, and…
Putin insincere about peace talks — diplomat
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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN — KREMLIN.RU-COMMONS.WIKIMEDIA.ORG KYIV — Russian President Vladimir Putin is not sincere about peace talks with Ukraine while he…
Italy’s Catholic Church reintroduces handshakes for the ‘sign of peace’
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THE VATICAN Christmas tree is seen lit during a ceremony in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Dec. 11, 2020. — REUTERS…
Germans spending less as soaring power, food costs gnaw finances
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The Hauptbahnhof, Berlin’s main train station is pictured in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 21, 2016. — REUTERS BERLIN — For 25 years, Theo…
UK crime agency arrests ‘wealthy Russian’ over money laundering
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LONDON — Britain’s National Crime Agency (NCA) said on Saturday it had arrested a “wealthy Russian businessman” on suspicion of money laundering…