Senate bill to boost elderly nutrition
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Senior citizens wait for their turn at a COVID vaccination site in Mandaluyong in May 2021. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS A bill…
Bill eyes free board exams for poor
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PHILIPPINE STAR/EDD GUMBAN A BILL that seeks to waive fees for civil service and professional licensure examinations for poor Filipinos has been…
Access of minors to contraceptives pushed
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS Congressmen who filed separate bills seeking to prevent teenage pregnancy on Thursday pushed access of teenagers at least…
Davao de Oro suspends classes, gov’t work after quake
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DAVAO DE ORO PIO THE DAVAO de Oro provincial government suspended classes at all levels and work at nonessential local offices on…
Cebu City beer sales up five-fold — Packworks
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DES RÉCITS-UNSPLASH PHILIPPINE startup Packworks on Thursday said beer sales in Cebu City rose five-fold amid a liquor ban during the Sinulog…
Soccsksargen signs deals vs wildlife trafficking
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PASU-SBPS THE DEPARTMENT of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Soccsksargen regional office has signed agreements with air and sea port authorities to…
DENR budget, manpower not enough to save environment
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SCREENGRAB FROM DENR LIVESTREAM By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave, Reporter THE head of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on…
P29B needed for total electrification target
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JANA LEU-UNSPLASH A P29-billion budget is needed to deliver electricity in all households nationwide in the next five years, the National Electrification…
ADB, gov’t give training grants to 66 enterprises
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THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the National Government on Thursday awarded service-training grants to five networks of enterprises through the SkillsUpNet…
MUFG expects stronger peso through 2023
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MUFG Global Markets Research expects the peso to continue strengthening against the dollar throughout the year with import bills less likely to…