House okays P5.768-t post-pandemic budget
Small committee to tackle realignment of confidential funds The House of Representatives approved the proposed P5.768 trillion national budget Wednesday night by a vote of...
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Q3 pro-admin sentiment down to 43%—survey
More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the Marcos administration but not enough are leaning toward the political opposition, the PAHAYAG 2023 Third Quarter survey results showed....
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PH improves 3 spots to rank 56th in global innovation index
The Philippines climbed three spots to rank 56th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2023 out of 132 economies included in the report. The report...
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Foreign tourists reached nearly 4m as of Sept. 27 in line with 2024 goal
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Christina Frasco said Thursday international visitor arrivals reached 3.97 million as of Sept. 27, representing 83 percent of the full-year...
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Mober plans to expand delivery fleet to over 300 electric vehicles by 2024
Logistics provider Mober is beefing up its delivery fleet with at least 300 electric vehicles by 2024, chief executive Dennis Ng said Wednesday. “We’re moving...
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BPO sector expects 2023 revenues to increase 8.8% to $35.4b
The IT-Business Process Management (IT-BPM) sector is expected to post $35.4 billion in revenues this year, up 8.8 percent from the 2022 level, an industry...
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Chinese firm to expand Batangas facilities, hire thousands of workers
Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Shenzen Grandson Electronic Co. Ltd. is expanding its manufacturing operations in the Philippines by adding two facilities that will increase...
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BOI expects more Japanese investments
The Board of Investments (BOI) noted Japanese investors' continued strong interest in expanding in the Philippines. BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said more Japanese investors...
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China biggest source of imported fish for PH amid poaching — Recto
While it imposes a fishing blockade in the West Philippine Sea, China has become the country’s biggest source of imported fish, some of which was...
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Glovax Biotech set to break ground on vaccine facility in PH
Glovax Biotech Corp. is set to break ground for the first vaccine manufacturing facility in the Philippines on Sept. 27, 2023 after securing commitments from...
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Small committee to tackle realignment of confidential funds The House of Representatives approved the proposed P5.768 trillion national budget Wednesday...
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Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said the release of P125 million in confidential funds to the Office of Vice President (OVP)...
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More Filipinos are dissatisfied with the Marcos administration but not enough are leaning toward the political opposition, the PAHAYAG 2023...
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Speaker Martin G. Romualdez congratulated the House of Representatives for the speedy passage of 20 pieces of legislation aimed at...
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and French President Emmanuel Macron discussed security issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in a...
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