Infrastructure spending sharply lower in October on month-on-month basis
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS INFRASTRUCTURE spending fell 38.3% month on month in October to P61.2 billion, according to the Department of Budget…
Nuclear decision to hinge on economics of BNPP rehab, compliance with safety rules
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WIKIMEDIA COMMONS THE decision to incorporate nuclear power into the energy mix now rests on project economics and the Philippines’ ability to…
EPIRA bills seek to promote competition
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PROPOSED amendments to the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 (Republic Act 9136) are focused on encouraging broader competition in…
German consumer goods trade show attracts 30 exhibitors from Philippines
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AMBIENTE.MESSEFRANKFURT.COM THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said 30 exhibitors from the Philippines will participate in the Ambiente consumer goods trade…
LANDBANK farm lending program approves P17.8B in loans in first 10 months
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BW FILE PHOTO LAND BANK of the Philippines (LANDBANK) said one of its financing programs for farmers approved P17.8 billion worth of…
Marcos, Xi to discuss trade and security issues
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ KRIZ JOHN ROSALES PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said he aims to boost cooperation with China on…
More senators eye probe of air traffic glitch as operations go back to normal
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN By Revin Mikhael D. Ochave and Alyssa Nicole O. Tan, Reporters RESOLUTIONS seeking to probe the technical problem…
School, work suspended in parts of Visayas, Mindanao due to heavy rains, flooding
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THE MUNICIPAL disaster management council of Tubod in Lanao del Norte reported “widespread flooding” in the town on Jan. 3. — TUBOD…
Solon calls for suspension of SSS, PAG-IBIG rate hike after PhilHealth
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SSS FACEBOOK PAGE AN OPPOSITION lawmaker on Tuesday called on Malacañang to suspend the scheduled contribution rate hikes for the private sector…
Delivery riders’ union stages protest on bargaining power
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A UNION of delivery riders on Tuesday staged a protest against the Labor department’s decision prohibiting it from bargaining with its employer,…