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Senators warn economic team vs. changing provisions in IRR Senators vowed to keep a keen eye on economic managers crafting the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill once it is enacted into law and warned of “criminal consequences” if the Congress-approved measure is tampered …

SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel 3rd said Congress can fix some errors in the “hastily-approved” Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) bill by recalling its approval and bringing it back to the plenary for reconsideration. The senator was referring to what he described as “glaring errors and discrepancies” in the MIF …

Vice President Sara Duterte said Thursday that now is the best time to work together and “capacitate Filipino women” in the Philippines. Duterte’s realization came as she lauded a women’s group for managing to overcome challenges of digitalization and becoming a valuable partner of the national government in finding ways for …

ROUGHLY P141 billion is needed to upgrade and fully develop the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). This is included in the terms and conditions that the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) prepared and submitted to the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) for the proposed …

Local government units near Mayon Volcano are prepared in case of a sudden evacuation, and the Office of Civil Defense said it is ready in case the situation worsens, a spokesman said Wednesday. This developed as the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology observed active degassing at the main crater …

Philippine scientists said that a “hazardous eruption” of a volcano in the archipelago could be days or weeks away, and urged the evacuation of nearby residents from their homes. Hundreds of families living around Mount Mayon in central Albay province are expected to be moved to safer areas after the …

Photo Credit: PNA CITY of San Fernando, Pampanga – Twenty members of a farmer’s group withdrew their support to the New People’s Army on Tuesday, June 6. The Police Regional Office-3 said the intensified intelligence-driven operation of the Regional Mobile Force Battalion 3 led by acting force commander Police Lt. …

The financial fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hit home a long-standing problem in Canada, according to internal government documents: regulators don’t have basic information about who really owns key companies and assets.  Transparency advocates say authorities long turned a blind eye to shady money, but change may be coming. …

The Bank of Canada decided to raise its benchmark interest rate to 4.75 per cent on Wednesday.  Speculation had grown that central bank would raise its benchmark rate. Latest Big Banks have all moved to match rate hike, moving prime to 6.95% The Bank of Canada decided to raise its …

The weather system that’s driving the ongoing Canadian-American smoke out — a low-pressure system over Maine and Nova Scotia — “will probably be hanging around at least for the next few days,” according to a U.S. National Weather Service meteorologist.  U.S. National Weather Service says wind patterns not giving Americans …