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SM Foundation kicks off 146th farmers’ training

The SM Group’s charity work arm SM Foundation recently launched its 146th Rural Farmers’ Training Project in Barangay San Pablo, Ormoc City with 240 participants composed of farmers and beneficiaries of the government’s 4Ps program.

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Experts urge deeper study on federal shift

State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) recently urged policymakers to pursue a comprehensive study before embarking on the proposed shift to a federal form of government.

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Espenilla gets nod from debt watchdog

Newly-installed Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Nestor Espenilla Jr. received a strong endorsement from credit watchdog Moody’s Investors Service which said Espenilla’s posting assured investors of continuity in the policies of his predecessor Amando Tetangco Jr.

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PCC expects ‘deluge’ of anti-trust cases

Antitrust watchdog Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is seeking an increase in its personnel with the full effect of the Philippine Competition Act (PCA) after a two-year provided in the law ended last August. PCC chairman Arsenio Balisacan said the agency is bracing for a “deluge” of complaints on monopolies, cartels and other anti-competitive practices with the full effectivity of the …

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PAL targets P20B terminal at NAIA-2

By Riza Lozada  Philippine Airlines (PAL) has offered to build a P20-billion passenger terminal beside its current hub at the NAIA Centennial Terminal 2 to expand capacity and dramatically improve passenger convenience. 

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Uber shells out P489M to end tiff with LTFRB

By Luis Leoncio  Transport network company (TNC) Uber Technologies paid a total of P489.24 million for the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to lift a one-month suspension. 

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Malacañang, LGUs most trusted by Pinoys—poll

Filipinos gives an overwhelming confidence to the Office of the President at 82 percent and Local Government Units at 78 percent based on the latest Philippine Trust Index (PTI) of research group EON. 

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IMF issues bright growth outlook for local economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has relayed to the country’s economic managers the multilateral institution’s “very optimistic” growth outlook on the Philippines owing to the economy’s continued “impressive” performance. 

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Aquino’s P50-M tech project a white elephant, says DoF

The Department of Finance (DOF) has uncovered a P50 million “white elephant” left behind by the past administration that calls for a state-of-the-art “Disaster Recovery” (DR) Site to back up the operations of the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) in Manila from a city in the Visayas, where major telecommunications providers have not yet installed high-speed broadband connectivity networks to support …

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Study shows trademark use spurs econmic growth

A new study of the International Trademark Association (INTA) showed industries which intensively use trademarks contribute significantly to five major economies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) members. 

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