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President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent a proposed measure seeking to improve the government’s tax collection on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO).

THE Philippines will be among the first countries to benefit from the 80 million doses of donated Covid-19 vaccines from the United States (US).

People in the so-called NCR Plus may now visit modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) areas for tourism purposes, the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced here Tuesday.

The rise of Clark as a smart, green, and disaster-resilient metropolis was showcased at the 2021 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Asia-Pacific Summit, featured as a model city alongside other “innovative and unique” urban developments in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Melbourne. 

Beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Parañaque City were able to avoid long queues, hours of waiting time, and health risks from COVID-19, by receiving their cash grants thru their cash cards.

The Good Guys advise their communities of the Health and Wellness Caravan at least three weeks before so they may pre-register, but walk-ins are also easily managed. In a single day, at least 100 patients receive medical attention from the front liners, some of whom are volunteer residents.

Sheila Genibiazo-Calces, also of Trees Residences, is a registered nurse who works on clinical trials of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) recently reported that the Duterte administration, within the last five years, has approved a total of 92 projects worth P3.86 trillion, most of which were big-ticket infrastructure projects financed by official development assistance (ODA) loans and grants.

The Philippine economy is projected to return to pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022, possibly the slowest to bounce back within the region as the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Moody’s Analytics.

Local business tycoon Dennis Uy of Davao now controls the country’s biggest natural gas venture near Palawan.