REGISTRATION FOR IPs. Commission on Elections staff assist voter applicants in Sitio Kalinawan, Kibongcog, San Fernando, Bukidnon on Monday (March 18, 2024). Comelec chairperson George Garcia said more satellite registrations are planned nationwide. (PNA photo by Ferdinand G. Patinio) SAN FERNANDO, Bukidnon – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will expand satellite registration …
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Screengrab from the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) uploaded on the website of the DENR Environmental Management Bureau shows the vicinity map of the proposed Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. (San Miguel Corporation via Department of Environment and Natural Resources Environmental Management Bureau) MANILA, Philippines — Environmental, heritage and mobility advocates …
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FTA NEGOTIATIONS. European Commission executive vice president Valdis Dombrovskis (left) and Department of Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual in a press briefing in Brussels, Belgium on Monday (March 18, 2024). The officials announced the resumption of formal negotiations of the European Union-Philippines free trade agreement. (Screenshot from EC Audiovisual Service …
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Ever thought about which city in the Philippines outside Metro Manila is considered the wealthiest? Well look no further than Baguio City. Residents there earn twice the average national income. In the first-ever Provincial Product Accounts (PPA) released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Baguio City shined not for its …
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The damage to agriculture due to the dry spell induced by the El Niño has reached P1.31 billion mark, according to the Task Force El Niño. Meanwhile, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) said it was considering reducing the water pressure of concessionaires in Metro Manila due to the …
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Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez Zubiri, Romualdez vow to muster needed votes PRAGUE—Both leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives assured the public that efforts to amend restrictive economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution are on track. Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, who …
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The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) will be deploying more than 11,000 policemen and force multipliers to secure Metro Manila for the Holy Week and the entire summer vacation. NCRPO chief Maj. Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez said the deployment will start before the expected exodus of people from Metro …
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A salt farmer collects dried salt from the remaining salt beds of Barangay Sta. Isabel in Kawit, Cavite on August 24, 2022. (The STAR / Edd Gumban) MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure aimed at turning the Philippines into a salt exporter. Marcos …
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Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya (Screengrab from the Ambassador of Japan in the Philippines account via X) New Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya expressed his readiness to immediately `roll up the sleeves and buckle down to work’ to further enhance the Philippines-Japan Strategic Partnership as he …
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MANILA – At least 63 Filipinos will be repatriated as civil unrest grips Haiti, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said Sunday. DMW officer-in-charge Undersecretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) approved the recommendation on the declaration of Alert Level 3, which signals the voluntary repatriation. Haiti …
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