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NFA intensifies market monitoring, calls on public vigilance over government rice

As the National Food Authority (NFA) intensifies market monitoring, along with the distribution of its low-priced rice back in the markets, the agency is banking on public support in ensuring that the government-subsidized NFA rice at P27 and P32/kilogram goes direct to its intended beneficiaries: the marginalized sector.

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Infra projects, free tuition mark PRRD’s 2nd year in office

Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Saturday welcomed the significant progress made in efforts to provide Filipinos with a more comfortable life, as his boss, President Rodrigo Duterte, marks his second year in office.

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Rehab works start on Otis bridge

Road rehabilitation works on Otis Bridge have started Saturday, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) reported.

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SC merges 2 petitions vs. PH withdrawal from ICC

The Supreme Court (SC) has consolidated two petitions seeking to void the Philippine government’s withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC).

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Philippines, Japan step up infra contracts

High-level Philippine and Japanese officials have continued to discuss last June 20 the timelines and possible plans of action to do away with bottlenecks and swiftly address concerns  on the preparation and implementation of flagship infrastructure projects that the Philippines is undertaking in cooperation with Japan. 

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Groups remind AIIB of ‘green’ promise

Civil society organizations (CSOs) around the world urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) two days before the start of its 3rd  Annual Meeting in Mumbai, India to fulfill its promise of being ‘green’.

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Government sends mission to woo Japan capital

A Philippine delegation led by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III is going to Tokyo this week to share with potential investors the vibrant prospects for the country’s economy and continue high-level dialogues with Japanese ministry officials on the Duterte administration’s flagship infrastructure projects that it aims to implement in cooperation with Japan.  

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PIDS: Ownership limits for contractors illegal 

Administrative issuances limiting foreign ownership in the Philippines’ contracting industry are unconstitutional and invalid, a study of state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said. 

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Wage hikes may worsen job woes

A wage hike at this time will only aggravate the situation of the unemployed sector of our labor force, Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) Acting President Sergio Ortiz-Luis, Jr. has warned.

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AKO OFW Inc. and POEA launch “Bantay OFW Mobile App”

By Tirso Nieva Paglicawan, Jr.  A global non – governmental organization with sterling and vast track records of helping search and rescue distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and a government agency mandated to regulate employment and deployment of Filipinos in the overseas have joined hands and signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide a convenient, affordable, accessible and swift …

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