Senate body seeks raps vs officials in sugar fiasco
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A vendor repacks sugar at Quinta Market in Quiapo, Manila, Aug. 11. — Photo by Edd Gumban, The Philippine Star THE SENATE…
Philippines’ DoH wants to keep mask mandate
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN PHILIPPINE health authorities want to keep the country’s face mask mandate amid a coronavirus pandemic. “The position of…
Protests vs China ineffective — senator
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMA A SENATOR on Thursday asked the government to come up with a more effective strategy to counter China’s…
ICC does not have power to probe drug war — OSG
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS The Philippines has asked the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) pre-trial chamber to deny a request by the court’s…
Globe cites need to sell deactivated SIM
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REUTERS PHILIPPINE mobile network operators on Thursday proposed the sale of deactivated subscriber identity module or SIM cards to support a bill…
Philippines is top dive, beach destination
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THE DEPARTMENT of Tourism (DoT) on Thursday said the Philippines was cited as the leading dive and beach destination in Asia by…
Housing agency seeks bigger budget
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PHILSTAR THE DEPARTMENT of Human Settlements and Urban Development asked congressmen on Thursday to give them P36 billion more to help solve…
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…