Philippine stocks recover as foreign markets climb
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REUTERS THE LOCAL INDEX snapped out of its four-day decline on Thursday following Wall Street’s positive movement overnight as the Bank of…
Philippines 4th deadliest country for eco-activists
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KALIKASAN-PNE THE PHILIPPINES was the fourth deadliest country in the world for land and environmental defenders last year, according to an international…
DoTr to push budget for jeepney revamp
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BW FILE PHOTO/ ERSANTIAGUDO THE TRANSPORTATION department said it will continue to push for funding for its public utility vehicle modernization program…
Philippines eyeing ‘green investments’ despite tight fiscal space, Diokno says
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES THE government can pursue green investments despite the limited fiscal space, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno told…
Small committee tasked to amend House’s P5.268-trillion budget bill
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS A SMALL committee has been appointed to amend the P5.268-trillion budget bill, which passed on third reading this…
Bill seeks VAT threshold indexed to inflation
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ GEREMY PINTOLO A BILL filed by Senator Sherwin T. Gatchalian to amend the tax code will index the threshold for…
Farm damage from typhoon estimated at P2.02 billion
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES/ PPA POOL AGRICULTURAL damage caused by Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) has hit P2.02 billion, the Department…
BoI approves P560.4-M mattress project
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SHANGRI-La Sealy Sleep Boutique THE Board of Investments (BoI) has approved a P560.4-million project of Maxiflex Philippine Corp. in Plaridel, Bulacan, which…
BIR files 78 tax evasion charges in first eight months
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THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said its Run After Tax Evaders (RATE) program filed 78 criminal complaints in the first eight…
Power co-ops report P25.30 million worth of typhoon damage
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES/ PPA POOL DAMAGE incurred by electric cooperative due to Typhoon Karding (international name: Noru) has been valued…