Philippines completes list of 100 public schools for pilot in-person classes
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ BOY SANTOS THE EDUCATION department on Wednesday confirmed that 100 public schools are now authorized to conduct in-person classes starting…
Pharmally files complaint vs Hontiveros
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SENATE.GOV.PH PHARMALLY Pharmaceutical Corp., which has been under a Senate probe for alleged anomalies in pandemic supply contracts, has filed a sedition…
Lacson's Metro Manila plan: Decongest rather than build more roads
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SENATOR Panfilo M. Lacson, who is running for the top seat in 2022, plans to ease traffic in the nation’s capital by…
DoTr says Mindanao rail House probe an opportunity to explain procedures
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EMB.GOV.PH THE TRANSPORTATION department welcomed the proposed investigation on the Mindanao railway project at the House of Representatives, saying it will be…
Rights group calls for independent probe of killing of communist leader
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A HUMAN RIGHTS group on Wednesday called for an “independent and impartial” investigation into the killing of a leader of the New…
Closed fishing season in northern Palawan starts
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PHILSTAR THE ANNUAL closed fishing season in northern Palawan started Nov. 1, a conservation measure to increase the population of round scad,…
Transport officials endorse move to higher vehicle capacity as 'safe'
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PHILSTAR THE TRANSPORTATION department said Wednesday that it considers a move to increase capacity in public transport to be “safe,” citing studies…
Upside surprise seen in third-quarter GDP
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN THIRD-QUARTER economic performance will likely exceed expectations despite the tightening of quarantine rules as manufacturing and trade start to…
Senator rejects DoE claim of hearings hindering Malampaya development
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SHELL GLOBAL SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian, who chairs the chamber’s energy committee, rejected the Energy department’s claim that legislative hearings are delaying…
PHL fixed-line telco market projected at $4.7B in 5 years
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THE MARKET for fixed-line telecommunications services in the Philippines is projected at $4.7 billion by 2026, equivalent to a compound annual growth…