SENATOR Sherwin T. Gatchalian has urged the government to reactivate a fuel subsidy program to offset the impact of high fuel prices, which have been rising for seven consecutive weeks.…
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MOST of the workers in Metro Manila who were displaced by the pandemic are expected to return to the workforce with the reopening of industry and the lowering of the…
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At the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) issued PEZA Memorandum Circular 2020-011 (PEZA MC 2020-011), extending assistance to ecozone enterprises. The circular…
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THE La Union government recently shut down illegal quarrying activities along the Aringay River in Tubao. According to a Sept. 23 letter from the La Union Environment and Natural Resources…
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THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it is putting up for auction at least 10 more port terminal projects until 2022. “This year, until the end of the term of…
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THE CLIMATE Change Commission on Wednesday replaced its national panel of technical experts with 16 new members as it transitioned towards project implementation. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the…
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THE DEPARTMENT of Science and Technology (DoST) said diversification will be key to efforts to ensure food security, bringing into balance cash crops with staples needed by the population. “There…
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SENATORS said the Panay-Guimaras-Negros bridge, first proposed in 2017, is taking too long to get off the ground, and urged economic planners to find ways to accelerate its timeline. “It’s…
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By Alyssa Nicole O. Tan THE NATIONAL Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said businesses need to be allowed to operate under less restrictive rules to encourage banks to release funds into…
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THE services sector has been transformed during the pandemic because of digitization, and will remain vital to the recovery going forward, Tomas I. Alcantara, APEC Business Advisory Council Philippines (ABAC)…