Investigation looms after six power plants declare outages
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THE Department of Energy (DoE) called on the Energy Regulatory Commission to investigate the forced outages or limited production at six power…
LANDBANK exploring financing deal for New Clark City gov’t facilities
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THE Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) and the New Clark Government Center Corp. (NGCC) are exploring a financing deal to support…
Romualdez files bill creating sovereign wealth fund
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SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez has filed a bill that, if passed, would create a sovereign wealth fund to be seeded by…
ADB touts microfinance role in building resilience vs climate change
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MICROFINANCE institutions (MFIs) should be tapped in helping build resilience against climate change, especially for poorer and more vulnerable communities, according to…
Tablet demand drops as physical classes resume
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PIXABAY THE return of face-to-face classes dampened demand for tablets in the Philippines in the third quarter, according to the International Data…
Rice inventory up 6.5% as of Oct. 1
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE rice inventory at the beginning of October increased 6.5% year on year to 2.08 million metric tons (MT),…
Understanding transfer pricing methodologies
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In our previous articles on transfer pricing (TP), we have discussed the functions, assets, and risks (FAR) analysis, entity characterization, and industry…
DoJ chief vows to prosecute top cops in drug war
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter HIGH-RANKING policemen responsible for wrongful deaths in the Duterte government’s war…
Daily COVID cases won’t top 5,000, says expert
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DAILY coronavirus infections in the Philippines would probably stay below 5,000 after the entry of a new Omicron subvariant and as Filipinos…
House measure to prevent import fraud — lawmaker
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PHILSTAR A PHILIPPINE party-list representative on Monday said imports continue to be underdeclared, with many smuggled items getting through the Bureau of…