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offering hybrid rice seed for raising productivity is unsustainable because farmers abandon hybrid once subsidies are withdrawn,…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…
Arroyo comes to Duterte’s defense in face of ICC drug war probe
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN FORMER Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has urged the House of Representatives to help defend ex-President Rodrigo R….
Magnitude 6 earthquake rocks Masbate but no major damage reported
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DAMAGED ceiling at the Masbate Coliseum. — MASBATE-PDRRMO A MAGNITUDE 6 earthquake rocked Masbate early morning Thursday after a magnitude 5 tremor…