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SSS unemployment benefits rise nine-fold

Social Security System (SSS) said the pension fund’s unemployment benefit releases increased ninefold last year after the country’s jobless rate hit the highest level on record amid the pandemic.

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Coffee of Sultan Kudarat processor, hails as 8th best robusta coffee in the Philippines

A robusta coffee entry of a coffee farmer and processor in Sultan Kudarat was declared as the top eight (8) best coffee in the recently concluded Philippine Coffee Quality Competition (PCQC) 2021.  

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Filipino Wharton grad snags double Summa cum Laude

Lately, young Filipinos are grabbing front page news for excellence on the global stage of the academe and sports.

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Government urged to try US airport vaccination policy to spur Philippine economy

The government should adopt a policy similar to the one being implemented by the United States on inbound visitors, who may opt to get vaccinated in American airports when they arrive, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said Wednesday.

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Philippines to launch its largest satellite in 2023

The Philippines is launching its 7th and biggest satellite into space in 2023, according to the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA).

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Complaints vs online pyramid schemes more than double

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is advising the public to be cautious of chain distribution plans or pyramid sales schemes circulating online as complaints involving such received by the agency have more than doubled as of end-April.

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Dominguez justifies P3-trillion borrowings by government in 2021

President Duterte’s chief economic manager justified the multi-trillion peso borrowings for the year, citing the national government needed to rely on financing to the bridge the widening gap between revenues and expenditures.

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No new, higher taxes in remainder of Duterte’s term – DOF

There would be no new, or higher, taxes in the remainder of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term, which will end in 2022, the Department of Finance (DOF) announced on Tuesday (June 15).

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Cusi presses NGCP to lower rates

The Department of Energy (DoE) on Monday reiterated its previous pronouncement that the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) should comply with its obligations and reduce its transmission fees if the latter is keen on helping consumers.

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Local barrels tested for better aged wine

A unique project being undertaken by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will determine any positive effects on aging wine using toasted barrels made from local trees.

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