House body swiftly OK’s Ombudsman budget
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OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN PHILIPPINES FACEBOOK PAGE CONGRESSMEN on Thursday swiftly approved the Office of the Ombudsman’s P4.78-billion budget for next year. …
House seeks clear rehab process for buildings
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OFFICE OF REP. CHING BERNOS THE HOUSE disaster resilience committee on Thursday urged disaster agencies to streamline the rehabilitation process for destroyed…
AFP modernization delayed
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN THE SECOND phase of the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) modernization program might have to be extended…
Senate bill to outlaw online gambling
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A SENATOR has filed a bill that seeks to make online gambling illegal in the Philippines. “The social cost of gambling is…
Phone makers told to educate users on scams
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KELLI-MCCLINTOCK-UNSPLASH THE NATIONAL Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered mobile phone makers, distributors and dealers to educate users about text scams. In a…
Peso drops further on oil’s rise, slower remittance growth
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO weakened further against the greenback on Thursday after the latest correction in global oil prices and slower…
PSE index slips ahead of Fed, BSP policy meetings
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BW FILE PHOTO THE benchmark index slipped to the 6,500 level on Thursday on profit taking and cautious trading ahead of central…
Philippine competitiveness lags ASEAN due to high business costs
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THE cost of doing business is causing the Philippines to lag in regional competitiveness, the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) said…
ACEF seen benefiting importers, not farmers
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JCOMP-FREEPIK THE Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF), which is funded by import tariffs on farm goods, contains a built-in incentive to import…
DA to expand area devoted to salt production
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it hopes to upgrade salt production by increasing the area devoted to…