Crop damage climbs to P9B
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PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FACEBOOK PAGE Crop damage from Typhoon Rai has reached P9 billion covering 12 regions and more than 350,000 hectares…
Philippines posts almost 3,000 cases
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter The Philippines posted 2,961 coronavirus infections on Friday, weeks after health experts warned that…
Virus alert raised in Philippine capital
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter President Rodrigo R. Duterte on New Year’s Eve raised the alert in Manila, the capital and…
Group seeks power failure probe
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A group of electricity consumers wants the government to investigate the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines’ allegedly repeated failure to provide…
‘Serious’ talk between Biden and Putin sets stage for diplomacy
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US PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin meet for the US-Russia summit at Villa La Grange in Geneva, Switzerland,…
DPWH to bid out 3 Marikina River bridges in first half of 2022
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PHILSTAR THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) plans to conduct auctions for the contract to build three Marikina River bridges…
Romulo-Puyat warns of tourism job losses if hotels flout quarantine rules
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Philstar THE Department of Tourism (DoT) said tourism jobs are placed at risk when travelers and hotels disregard quarantine regulations. Tourism Secretary…
Manila Mayor says hotels that violate quarantine rules face closure
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Berjaya Hotel Hotels in the city of Manila will be forced to shut down if they do not comply with quarantine rules,…
Insurance industry premium income up 28.71% in Q3
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BW FILE PHOTO Gross premiums collected by insurance firms and mutual benefit associations (MBAs) rose 28.71% year-on-year in the third quarter, according…
RCBC to issue P3-B worth of fixed-rate bonds to refinance maturing debt
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Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) said it plans to issue at least P3 billion conventional or sustainability fixed-rate bonds to support the…