Fish port volumes up nearly 8% in 1st quarter
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PHILSTAR FISH landed at regional fish ports grew 7.98% by volume quarter on quarter in the first three months of the year,…
DBM to release P25 billion for indigent PhilHealth premiums
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THE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said it approved the release of P25.16 billion for the insurance premiums of qualified indigents…
Leads generated from tourism trade fair participation
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PHILSTAR TOURISM trade fair participation has generated over P3 billion in business leads, the Department of Tourism (DoT) said. “We have ushered…
Palay output rises 2.6% in Q1
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PHILSTAR PRODUCTION of palay, or unmilled rice, rose 2.6% year on year to 5.02 million metric tons (MT) in the first quarter,…
Speaker Romualdez says House has passed 31 of 42 Marcos priority bills
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THE House of Representatives has passed 31 out of 42 priority measures identified by the Marcos administration, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez…
ADB calls for more ASEAN investment in health, nutrition
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THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs to build resilience against future public health crises by raising investment in health and…
Philippine tobacco traders face P1.8-B tax complaints
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ROMEO LUMAGUI JR. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ERNIE PENAREDONDO By John Victor D. Ordoñez, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES’ Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday…
Private employees to get tested for drugs under DILG agreement
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FREEPIK THE DEPARTMENT of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday launched a program that would mitigate illegal drug use in the…
Philippines posts 17 more cases of XBB.1.16 coronavirus subvariant
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UNSPLASH PHILIPPINE health authorities on Thursday reported 17 more cases of the Omicron coronavirus subvariant XBB.1.16, bringing the total to 28. Of…
Mawar seen to enter PHL as a super typhoon, landfall still unlikely
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TROPICAL cyclone Mawar has regained strength as a super typhoon while moving over the Pacific Ocean after battering Guam on Wednesday, and…