Solons alarmed by rising PH debt
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday expressed alarm over the escalating national debt, which is expected to reach ...
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PBBM: Emergency state for COVID-19 in PH lifted
DOH says order ‘positive step forward,’ transition to long-term management of coronavirus starts President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has officially lifted ...
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UN calls for debt pause as 165m people fell into poverty in 3 years of crisis
UNITED NATIONS, United States—The Covid-19 pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine have pushed 165 million people into ...
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‘Over $200b in COVID small loans stolen’
The United States lost more than $200 billion to fraud from two schemes designed to help small businesses through the ...
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PBBM keen on high-growth path
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday vowed to lead the Philippines in overcoming challenges toward a high-growth path as it ...
Read more‘PH now focused on post-COVID recovery’
The government can now refocus on the country’s economic development following the announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that ...
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New Cabinet appointments
"The Duterte administration forgot a holistic approach in any war against illegal drugs consists of four elements: Prevention, law enforcement, ...
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NAIA’s April air traffic highest in post-COVID era
The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) posted last month its highest passenger volume and flight movement in a single month ...
Read moreCOVID ‘still explosive,’ WHO warns; PH cases climb back over 10,000
The Geneva-based World Health Organization has warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is still explosive, saying there could be further trouble ...
Read moreWHO warns Covid pandemic still volatile
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned the Covid pandemic was still volatile, saying there could be further trouble before ...
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