Stocks slip on last-minute selling after BSP move
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STOCKS dropped on Thursday on last-minute profit taking amid the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) decision to hike borrowing costs anew. The…
MRT-3, LRT Line 2 could be bundled for privatization
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS By Justine Irish D. Tabile, Reporter THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) is considering offering Metro Rail Transit Line…
RCEP success seen depending on stronger smuggling controls
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THE success of Philippine participation in the world’s largest trade deal will require adequate border inspections and quarantine controls to deter smuggling,…
DTI’s Pascual calls free trade agreement ‘essential’ to European Union relationship
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REUTERS TRADE Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) is “an essential mechanism in…
Health-worker COVID compensation process streamlined
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REUTERS THE departments of Budget and Management (DBM) and Health (DoH) are streamlining the application process for public and private health workers…
BPI reaffirms PHL 2023 growth forecast at 5-6%
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS BANK of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has reaffirmed its Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2023 at…
Farm organization calls hybrid seed program unsustainable for raising productivity
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NEDA THE government’s approach of offering hybrid rice seed for raising productivity is unsustainable because farmers abandon hybrid once subsidies are withdrawn,…
Vet visits remain low in PHL despite rise in pet adoption — Royal Canin
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS INCREASED PET adoption in the Philippines is driving pet food sales, but there has been no corresponding increase…
China: Handheld laser meant to ensure navigational safety
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PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD FACEBOOK PAGE By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporter CHINA on Wednesday night denied its coast guard had aimed lasers…
DoH: No evidence of XBF causing severe infections
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NIAID THERE is no evidence yet that the newly detected Omicron subvariant XBF causes more severe symptoms of the coronavirus, Philippine health…