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POLITICS
Vietnam, Brunei agree to deepen bilateral cooperation
BUSINESS
Capital shortage – headache for construction firms
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NEA removes Negros coop execs involved in P87-M improper spending
BACOLOD: The National Electrification Administration (NEA) has ordered the dismissal of 12 directors and two former general managers of Negros Occidental Electric Cooperative (Noceco) involved in improper disbursements of more
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PSEi back to 6,500-level, peso on sideways
MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) took positive cues from Wall Street overnight, bringing back the local index to the 6,500-level, while the peso closed Tuesday sideways.
The PSEi increased
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Major supplier yields P7-M illegal drugs in Cebu City sting
CEBU: Anti-drug operatives seized over one kilo of suspected shabu worth more than PHP7 million from a 35-year-old major supplier of illegal drugs in Metro Cebu, a police official said
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Ba Ria-Vung Tau strengthens measures to combat IUU fishing
Ba Ria-Vung Tau: The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has launched several specific tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Accordingly,
Estrada seeks more bed capacity, staff for PGH
MANILA: Senator Jinggoy Estrada is seeking an upgrade of the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) by increasing its bed capacity from 1,500 to 2,200, additional staff and improved services.
Under Senate Bill
OceanaGold: Permits, endorsements secured for mine contract renewal
MANILA: OceanaGold Philippines Inc. (OGPI) said on Tuesday it has complied with all the necessary requirements needed to be able to secure a permit to extend the operations of its
Marcos: ASF vaccine procurement underway, rollout by midyear
MANILA: The government is currently in the process of procuring African swine fever (ASF) vaccines and is eyeing to roll out the immunization shots within June or July, President Ferdinand
Second banh mi festival slated for May
HCM City: Ho Chi Minh City will host the second banh mi (Vietnamese sandwich) festival on May 17-19, aiming to promote the Vietnamese cuisine which has grown in popularity among
17 villages in Bacolod City undergo nutrition survey
BACOLOD: Some 17 villages in this city are undergoing the National Nutrition Survey 2024 until May 1 initiated by the Department of Science and Technology-Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI).
The
State of calamity up in 3 Negros Oriental LGUs due to El Niño
DUMAGUETE: At least three local government units (LGUs) in Negros Oriental have already declared a state of calamity due to agricultural losses and damages induced by the El Niño phenomenon.
In
Pertusis cases in PH still on upward trend — DOH
MANILA: Cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the country are on an upward trend with 1,566 recorded infections as of April 13.
‘Hindi pa po natin nakikita ang downward trend.
Doncic, Alexander, Jokic named finalists for 2023-24 NBA MVP award
ANKARA: The Dallas Mavericks’ forward-guard Luka Doncic, Oklahoma City Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and the Denver Nuggets’ center Nikola Jokic have been named finalists for the 2023-24 NBA Most Valuable Player