DPWH rules out Visayas-Mindanao bridge as unfeasible
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BOC/PORT OF SURIGAO By Arjay L. Balinbin, Senior Reporter THE Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said it is not feasible to…
PHL data center prospects deemed promising due to digitalization push
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THE PHILIPPINES is viewed as a promising market for data centers due to its digitalization efforts and surging use of e-commerce, according…
Confidence in rising incomes, inflation worries among the main findings of consumer survey
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A woman buys groceries at a supermarket in Quezon City, March 4. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS HOPES for rising incomes this…
Extension of low tariff scheme seen encouraging more UK pork shipments
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REUTERS THE volume of pork shipped in from the UK will likely increase with the extension of a low-tariff scheme designed to…
Philippines faces COVID uptick spurred by XBB 1.5, says OCTA
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UNSPLASH By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter THE PHILIPPINES should brace for an uptick in coronavirus infections spurred by the XBB 1.5…
Philippine court voids oil deal with China, Vietnam
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BW FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINE Supreme Court (SC) has voided a 2005 government deal with China and Vietnam for joint gas and…
Marcos orders DoJ to decongest jails by freeing more prisoners
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MIGUEL DE GUZMAN PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has ordered the Department of Justice (DoJ) to release more prisoners…
Gov’t looking at privatizing Manila airport
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THE DEPARTURE area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3 was crowded with passengers at midnight of Jan. 2 after…
PHL public transport system behind by 35 years in development — senator
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PHILIPPINE STAR/MICHAEL VARCAS A SENATOR has called for increased investments in the country’s transport infrastructure and systems, saying the sector’s development is…
More Philippine Defense officials quit
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MORE senior officials of the Defense department have quit after Jose Faustino, Jr. resigned as secretary. At least seven more officials who…