Presidential, VP debates will be face-to-face -- Comelec
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DEBATES among candidates for the country’s top two positions in next year’s elections will be in person, an official of the Commission…
Business groups want to see a well-organized elections, 'clear' results in 2022
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS BUSINESS groups want to see a well-organized election next year, with adjustments made in proceedings in consideration of…
LTO issues memo clarifying that PMVIC inspection still optional
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SENATOR Mary Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares on Thursday welcomed the memorandum issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reiterating its statement last week…
DoF's Dominguez says rich countries need to offer more climate funding
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FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said wealthy economies have not offered enough climate financing to help developing nations reduce their carbon…
ADB sees coal-fired plant retirement scheme saving 200M tons of CO2
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THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said retiring half of the coal-fired power plants in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will remove up…
Print media industry seeks exemptions from VAT
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REUTERS THE PRINT media industry has asked Congress for tax relief to help it recover, seeking exemptions from the value-added tax (VAT)…
13th month pay loan application window starts Nov. 2
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SMALL BUSINESSES interested in zero-interest loans to help them make their 13th month payroll may start applying on Nov. 2, the Small…
House probe sought for Mindanao Rail land acquisitions
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TWO HOUSE legislators filed a resolution seeking to investigate the process of right-of-way acquisition from private landowners for the China-funded Mindanao Railway…
SSS app transactions top 35 million in first eight months of 2021
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THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS), the private-sector pension fund, said its mobile application processed 35.27 million transactions and queries in the first…
JICA-backed rapid test kits for rabies launched in the Philippines
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THE JAPAN International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said it launched rabies rapid test kits for use in the Philippines in cooperation with the…