NTC helpless vs illegal ratio stations
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DAVAO CITY — The regional office of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has asked local governments here to help them go after…
France offers Philippines submarines
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FRANCE is prepared to provide diesel-electric submarines to the Philippines to help it respond to potential conflicts in the Indo-Pacific region, according…
Philippines issues notice on China rocket debris
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THE PHILIPPINE Space Agency on Tuesday said debris from a Chinese rocket might fall near Cagayan and Ilocos Norte provinces in northern…
House urged to restore P500-M cancer fund
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A PARTY-LIST lawmaker on Wednesday asked his peers to restore P500 million in cancer funds for 2023 that were cut from the…
House passes SIM card bill on 2nd reading
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PHILSTAR CONGRESSMEN on Wednesday approved on second a bill that will require the registration of subscriber identity module (SIM) cards to prevent…
Justice, Interior chiefs confirmed
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THE COMMISSION on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday confirmed the appointments of Jesus Crispin C. Remulla as Justice secretary and Benjamin C. Abalos,…
Congressmen eye bigger Education budget
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PHILSTAR PUBLIC school teachers on Wednesday marched to the House of Representatives, calling for an increase in the education budget for 2023. …
Under-construction generating facilities still mostly coal-fired
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PIXABAY COAL FACILITIES made up just over half of power plants under construction in the 2022-2027 period, the Department of Energy (DoE)…
Peso bond market growth slows in Q2
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THE growth of the peso bond market slowed to 2.4% from a quarter earlier to P10.68 billion in the three months to…
House plenary urged to raise threshold for VAT on digital transactions
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GLENN CARSTENS PETERS-UNSPLASH THE threshold for requiring digital service providers (DSPs) to charge value-added tax (VAT) needs to be raised to P5…