Iloilo provincial gov’t seeks meeting with city execs on complaints over new transport routes
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A MODERN jeepney on the road in Iloilo City in this December 2019 photo. — BW FILE PHOTO THE ILOILO provincial board…
Senator says amending law for oil price transparency ‘may take time’
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS THE OUTGOING chair of the Senate energy committee on Wednesday said it “may take time” to amend the…
P11B worth of seized illegal drugs destroyed
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NBI LAW enforcers have destroyed P11 billion worth of illegal drugs seized during an operation in March, according to the National Bureau…
Incoming lawmaker Tulfo vows support to more digitized courts
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SUPREME COURT PIO AN INCOMING senator on Wednesday vowed to support the goal of setting up more digitized courts to increase efficiency…
Supreme Court affirms CoA disallowance of Panabo City council members’ travel expenses in 2012
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PHILSTAR THE SUPREME Court upheld a 2012 ruling of the Commission on Audit (CoA) that disallowed the travel expenses of the then…
UK inflation soars to 40-year record of 9.1%
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REUTERS LONDON — Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest rate…
US to propose rule to limit nicotine levels in cigarettes
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FREEPIK THE BIDEN administration plans to propose a rule to establish a maximum nicotine level in cigarettes and other finished tobacco products…
G20 chair Indonesia to push for peace with Ukraine, Russia visits
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REUTERS JAKARTA — Indonesian President and G20 chairman Joko Widodo will visit counterparts in Ukraine and Russia next week and press for…
Crucial three weeks for DoH
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PATRICK ASSALE AND FUSION MEDICAL ANIMATION-UNSPLASH The recent rise in the number of COVID cases is a not-so-gentle reminder that the pandemic…
The fertility crisis started in Japan, but it won’t stay there
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ALEXANDER KRIVITSKIY-UNSPLASH THE WORLD has an obsession with Japan’s shrinking population. Each year, news that the country is a little bit smaller…