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POLITICS
NA Standing Committee wraps up 32nd session
BUSINESS
HCM City seeks to draw remittances in infrastructure
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PAF to deploy FA-50, C-130 aircraft in ‘Pitch Black’ drills
MANILA: The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday said it would deploy around six fighter aircraft to represent the country in the upcoming “Pitch Black” exercises hosted by the Royal
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House to focus on nat’l security, economic dev’t in remaining sessions
MANILA: The House of Representatives would focus on strengthening national security and enhancing economic development in the remaining sessions of the 19th Congress until June 6, 2025.
Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez
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Albay millennial’s ‘leap of faith’ yields sweet rewards
DARAGA: Millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, are said to be risk-averse.
Studies show that this demographic cohort, sometimes referred to as Generation Y or the “instant gratification generation,” would
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Consultation workshop on Cambodia’s Funan-Techo canal held in Can Tho
Can Tho: The Vietnam National Mekong Committee (VNMC) on April 23 held a consultation workshop on Cambodia’s proposed Funan-Techo canal project which has raised concerns
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
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
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
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, the province will raise public
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