Low-cost housing target set at 1M units/year
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS THE Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) said it hopes to augment the affordable housing stock…
Gov’t signals slowdown on devolution, LGUs to take over health, welfare first
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ RELEASE JBROS CONSTRUCTION CORP. THE National Government said the functions it will immediately devolve to local government units (LGUs)…
Further P11.56B released for healthcare worker allowances
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THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it released a further P11.56 billion to the Department of Health (DoH) to fund…
Marcos: Private help needed to ‘green’ economy
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PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. called on the private sector to help in the “greening” of the economy, calling the building of…
Senator floats proposal to refund power bill cost-of-capital charge
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ SENATE PRIB/JOSEPH VIDAL THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) has been asked to consider ordering a refund of a cost-of-capital…
USDA raises PHL rice import forecast to 3.4 million MT
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REUTERS PHILIPPINE rice imports are expected to rise to 3.4 million metric tons (MT) in the July 2022-June 2023 period, the US…
DPWH signs tunnel engineering deal with Japanese ministry
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said on Wednesday that it signed a cooperation deal with Japan’s…
House adds P77.5 billion to 2023 budget bill
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS THE House of Representatives approved on Wednesday an additional P77.5 billion for the 2023 General Appropriations Bill (GAB),…
Low NEDA review threshold seen deterring investment in local projects
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO INVESTORS seeking to build local government transport infrastructure are deterred by the low threshold for triggering mandatory National Government…
The growing popularity of the Board of Investments
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Recently, there has been a growing interest from the Registered Business Enterprise (RBE) in the Information Technology and Business Processing Management (IT-BPM)…