Subsidies to gov’t firms down 63% in August
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PHILSTAR SUBSIDIES granted to government-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) fell 63.32% year on year to P15.536 billion in August, according to the…
Scientists lobby for more public investment in STEM
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FREEPIK SCIENTISTS said government support for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) remains low and called for a long-term plan to boost…
Tax issues arising from cross-border WFH arrangements
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Before COVID came, flexible work arrangements, such as work-from-home (WFH), were for the large part unheard of, at least in the Philippines. …
Typhoon Nesat forces a thousand Filipinos to flee
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TYPHOON Nesat (Neneng) forced almost a thousand people in northern Philippines to flee, the local disaster agency said on Sunday, as President…
Analysts seek fair probe of drug case vs DoJ chief’s son
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File photo of seized marijuana bricks — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS POLITICAL analysts on Sunday sought an impartial investigation of the drug…
Failure of cash aid program reflects noninclusive growth — political analysts
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Parents and students are seen crowding the entrance of the Pura V. Kalaw Elementary School in Project 4, Quezon City, Aug. 22….
5 years after Marawi siege: Residents push for compensation board creation, updated damage report
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MILITARY artillery used during the 2017 Marawi siege are among the items on display at the Philippine Army Headquarters in Taguig City…
Pension institution for poor senior citizens needed
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DSWD.GOV.PH THE GOVERNMENT should shift its dole-out system for poor senior citizens into a pension fund to give them an opportunity to…
Solon wants House probe on police visit to journalist’s house
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A HOUSE representative on Sunday urged her peers to investigate the home visit by a non-uniformed police officer to a journalist, supposedly…
Iloilo officials order quick containment of 1st ASF case in Western Visayas
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO LOCAL executives of Iloilo have ordered immediate containment measures against the potential spread of African Swine Fever (ASF) after…