House leader wants ‘one-strike policy’ for tax collectors who fail to meet targets
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSELL A. PALMA THE HOUSE Speaker on Sunday called on President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. to remove tax collectors who…
Maynilad sees improved water pressure after major pipe leak repair in Manila
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MAYNILAD PHOTO RELEASE A MAJOR pipe leak along Osmeña Highway corner Zobel Roxas Street in Manila has recently been discovered and will…
Brooke’s Point fisherfolk say mining operations killing their livelihood
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Floodwater rampages through a street in Brooke’s Point in January. — BROOKE’S POINT INFORMATION OFFICE THE LIVELIHOOD of at least 100 families,…
Bangsamoro legislators push for election, not appointment, of sectoral reps in parliament
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BW FILE PHOTO/ TSBASMAN TWO legislators of the Bangsamoro Parliament have proposed amendments to the autonomous region’s electoral code to strengthen sectoral…
BCDA breaks ground for Philippine Navy building in Taguig
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BCDA THE BASES Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) held the groundbreaking ceremony for a nine-storey residential building in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City…
Most G20 economies condemn Russia for war but China silent
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BENGALURU, India — Finance chiefs of the world’s largest economies strongly condemned Moscow for its war on Ukraine on Saturday, with only…
IMF urges central banks to ‘stay the course’ till prices tamed
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CENTRAL BANKS globally must remain vigilant until inflation is firmly under control, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva….
Dow said it would recycle running shoes. We found them for sale in Indonesia
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SECONDHAND shoes are displayed at a shoe shop in Batam, Indonesia, Aug. 4, 2022. — REUTERS SINGAPORE — At a rundown market…
Dilbert cartoon dropped after racist rant by creator Scott Adams
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THE CARTOON Dilbert has been dropped from numerous US newspapers in response to a racist rant by its creator on YouTube. Scott…
1.3M births logged in 2021, deaths jumped by 43%
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES By Bernadette Therese M. Gadon, Researcher Live births registered in 2021 declined10.7% year on year, while births fell 23.8%…