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Vietnamese, Lao PMs join in working session in Hanoi
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Ex-CA Justice Sadang named new PCGG chief
MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named retired Court of Appeals (CA) Justice Melchor Sadang as the new chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG).
The Presidential Communications
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Amir commends Filipinos’ contribution to Qatar progress
MANILA: The Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani, lauded on Monday the Filipino community in the Arab nation for its contribution to the progress of his country.
‘This
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Work plan promotes national digital transformation for socio-economic development
Hanoi: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chairman of the National Committee for Digital Transformation, has signed a decision to issue the committee’s work plan in 2024, aiming to speed up
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BOC eyes info drive with NTC, DTI to curb abandoned balikbayan boxes
MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is coordinating with relevant government agencies to raise awareness among overseas Filipinos on the proper procedure for sending balikbayan
Pent-up consumer demand lifts auto sales in October
Sales of automotive vehicles among members of the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers Association (TMA) grew 18.6 percent to 38,128 units in
Power rates up in Negros Occidental
An increase in the price of the Wholesale Electric Spot Market (WESM), the venue for trading electricity in the country, drove residential power rates up in all three distribution
DOTr eyes ODA, PPP as funding sources for 3 major railway projects
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is eyeing official development assistance (ODA) or public-private partnership (PPP) schemes to finance three big-ticket railway projects after it dropped China as a partner
Vietnam, China boost customs cooperation in fighting smuggling
The 15th conference on Vietnam – China customs cooperation in anti-smuggling took place in Hanoi on November 23, focusing on measures to strengthen collaboration in preventing illegal drug and
DMW welcomes OFWs from Israel, Lebanon
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) welcomed another batch of returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Israel and Lebanon as they arrived in the country.
DMW Officer in Charge Undersecretary
DepEd’s ‘A Million Learners Campaign’ benefits 13 Cabadbaran schools
The ‘PAGBABAGO: A Million Learners Campaign’ of the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Office of Vice President Sara Duterte have reached out to 13 elementary schools in far-flung
Solon wants cohabiting ‘Gender-Fluid’ couples inclusion in Family Code
House of Representatives Assistant Majority Leader and Atleta (PBA) Party-list Rep. Margarita ‘Migs’ Nograles has filed a bill pushing for the inclusion of cohabiting ‘gender-fluid’ couples, regardless of their
338K coconut farmers in Central Visayas urged to sign up with NCFRS
The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) is targeting 338,649 coconut farmers in the four Central Visayas provinces to sign up with the National Coconut Farmers Registry System (NCFRS) so they