House panel approves bills on continued benefits for healthcare workers
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE HOUSE Committee on Health has approved several bills that would continue the allowances and benefits for healthcare…
Makabayan members say not enough to just slash budget of anti-communist task force
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MAKABAYAN lawmakers on Tuesday said it was not enough to cut the budget of the anti-communist task force and reiterated their call…
Justice chief still under medical observation
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PCOO JUSTICE Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra was hospitalized on Tuesday morning, a department official said on Tuesday. Mr. Guevarra was under observation…
Roque downplays new petition against his ILC nomination
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PCOO PALACE Spokesman Herminio “Harry” L. Roque, Jr. on Tuesday slammed more than 150 lawyers for adding their voice to calls rejecting…
Factory output sustains growth in Sept. as economy reopens
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REUTERS FACTORY OUTPUT rose for a sixth consecutive month in September in step with the recovering economy, according to the Philippine Statistics…
Senate version of budget boosts PhilHealth, gov't hospital funding
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THE SENATE raised the allocation for health insurance and public hospitals in its version of the 2022 budget bill, known as the…
DPWH says enough time to pump-prime economy
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DPWH THE DEPARTMENT of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) announced the appointment of a new chief implementer for the Build, Build, Build…
Trade dep't expects US GSP renewal by 2022
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PHILSTAR THE RENEWAL of the Philippines’ participation in the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) is expected by next year, the Department…
House bloc seeks P750 minimum wage, Palace control over wage setting
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PHILSTAR LEGISLATORS from the Makabayan bloc called for the passage of a bill that would set a uniform P750 national minimum wage…
PHL's Glasgow delegation calls for more technical aid
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE PHILIPPINES pressed home its core message to the climate change conference in Scotland, the developing countries require…