Official’s plea to drop name from watch list denied
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BW FILE PHOTO THE SENATE blue ribbon committee has denied a request to drop a former budget official’s name from an immigration…
Agri dep’t preference for imports seen as hurdle to RCEP approval
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REUTERS THE Department of Agriculture’s (DA) recent track record of preferring imports as opposed to developing productive farms has been cited as…
PHL waives Singapore employer bond, guarantee requirements
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REUTERS THE PHILIPPINES has waived the performance bond and bank guarantee requirements for Singapore employers seeking to hire Filipino workers, the Department…
Electric tricycle, floating solar projects top Singapore investment deals from Marcos visit
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ MMDA ELECTRIC TRICYCLE and floating solar energy projects headlined the deals signed in Singapore during the state visit of…
Fisheries output up 5.6% by volume in second quarter
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Philippine Statistics Authority said fisheries production in the second quarter rose 5.6% year on year to 1.21 million…
Philippines to rejoin Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
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DAVID HELLMANN-UNSPLASH THE PHILIPPINES has expressed its intention to rejoin the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) after the previous administration withdrew earlier…
IFC to fund 30% of financial institutions’ climate projects
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REUTERS THE International Finance Corp. (IFC) said it has organized a facility that will put up 30% of the funding for projects…
South Korea, DA in smart farming exchange program
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REUTERS THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has agreed to a smart farming exchange program with South Korea. “The proposed program…
DoE’s Lotilla says gov’t involvement in power will not bring rates down
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS ENERGY Secretary Raphael P.M. Lotilla told legislators that electricity rates will not fall if the government re-enters the…
Eala races to quarterfinals of US Open junior championship
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FILIPINA tennis ace Alex Eala — ALEX EALA FB RAMPAGING Alex Eala barged back into the quarterfinals of the US Open junior…