Peso rebounds as oil drops on fears of global slowdown
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PESO rebounded on Wednesday as concerns over a possible global economic slowdown drove oil prices down overnight. The…
Stocks drop further ahead of US inflation report
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STOCKS slid on Wednesday ahead of the release of the June US Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, which is expected to give…
Diokno says ‘too early to tinker’ with TRAIN, CREATE reforms
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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin E. Diokno FINANCE Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said it is too early to make adjustments to…
Transport coalition calls on DoTr to freeze route rationalization plan
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter A TRANSPORT association said on Wednesday that the Department of Transportation…
June WESM prices rise to P9.01/kWh amid thin supply
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THE Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) said the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) price averaged P9.01 per kilowatt hour…
Revilla files bill giving gov’t 5% cut of movie theater gross income
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PHILSTAR A BILL seeking to exempt the movie theater industry from income tax, excise tax, value-added tax and amusement tax in exchange…
DENR to link land database with LRA’s to streamline titling
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DENR FB PAGE THE Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it has entered into a partnership with the Land Registration…
UP economist warns against ‘risky’ programs that require gov’t subsidies
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UPSE FB PAGE THE GOVERNMENT must avoid programs that are likely to generate a large subsidy bill in light of its limited…
Proposed tax reforms for resource mobilization
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Times are downbeat. In the last few years, the Philippines has been impacted successively by global crises, starting with the pandemic followed…
Philippines lifts ban on nursing programs after thorough review
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ higher education commission has lifted a 2011 policy that banned…