Bill to raise military disability pension
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FILIP ANDREJEVIC-UNSPLASH A SENATOR has refiled a bill that seeks to raise the military’s disability pension to as high as P10,000 from…
Congressmen file bill giving teachers monthly allowance
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A GRADE 1 teacher at an elementary school in Montalban, Rizal holds tutorial classes on Nov. 15, 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL…
Who has the President’s ear?
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES I am pleased to share with readers the political section of our quarterly economic report to Globalsource…
Philippine sugar, independence, and US military bases
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MAE MU-UNSPLASH “The gross inefficiencies in our sugar industry have made the cost of production higher than the world market price. Yet…
ABS-TV5 Partnership, SMC rate hike petition, and Budget 2023
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“Consolidation means more visibility, more content, and more accountability and this will be good for media consumers.” I wrote that in this…
Judicial innovations: Driving citizen centricity
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“Never let a good crisis go to waste. It’s the universe challenging you to rise to the next level of potential.” This…
War, inflation stoke Japan fears over food security
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RUSSIAN MISSILES pounding Ukraine have spooked Japan into boosting defense spending. Now, with tensions rising over the Taiwan Strait, calls are growing…
Thailand, Vietnam to cooperate in raising rice price in global market
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TUAN ANH TRAN-UNSPLASH BANGKOK — Thailand and Vietnam have agreed to cooperate in raising the price of rice in the global market,…
Ahead of parole, Indonesian militant regrets role in Bali bombing
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INDONESIAN national flags fly at a business district in Jakarta, Indonesia, Feb. 5, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana JAKARTA — An Indonesian militant…
IAEA team to inspect Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant this week
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IAEA.ORG KYIV/VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog will inspect the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine this week, it said on…