Diokno hopes next budget chief won’t be ”politician” or ”ex-politician”

March 6, 2019

Incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas governor Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday hopes the next budget secretary will not be a “politician” or even a “former politician”. “There are many names being floated but I hope the next DBM secretary is not

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Navy deploys five repaired ships for maritime operations

March 6, 2019

The Philippine Fleet deployed five newly-repaired ships to augment maritime operations in different parts of the country, including the West Philippine Sea. “They would be deployed in the different naval forces area of responsibility, in western, in northern, in central

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Diokno to continue policies of predecessor at BSP

March 6, 2019

Incoming Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said  would continue pursuing “steady and strong” economic growth and financial inclusion of his predecessor, Nestor Espenilla, Diokno, in his last press conference as budget secretary on Wednesday, adding readiness

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Japan supports agricultural training, water projects in Bangsamoro region

March 6, 2019

Japan has extended financial aid for two projects in the newly-established Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), particularly for the Muslim rebels who would soon be decommissioned. Representing the Japanese government, Ambassador Koji Haneda signed exchanges of notes with

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Diokno says executive will not intervene in budget process

March 6, 2019

Outgoing Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said the executive branch does not want to intervene in the Congress budget process. “That is still the legislative process. We will intervene once we get the budget, the end roll copy of

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Villar is now Philippines’ richest man: Forbes

March 6, 2019

Former Senator Manny Villar is the Philippine’s richest man  according to Forbes’ 2019 list of world’s billionaires on Tuesday. Villar  has a net worth of $5.5 billion and ranked 317th worldwide. He is the chairman of Starmalls, one of the

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Lorenzana orders military to validate Chinese harassment of Filipino fishermen

March 6, 2019

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ordered the military to validate alleged harassment of Filipino fishermen in the sandbars near the Pag-asa Island in West Philippine Sea. “Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana has directed the Armed Forces of the Philippines to

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Manila Bay rehab gets a boost with DENR-SMC river cleanup partnership

March 6, 2019

The rehabilitation of Manila Bay got a major boost after food and beverage giant San Miguel Corp. (SMC) agreed to clean up the Tullahan-Tinajeros River System, one of the major river systems draining into the heavily polluted bay. The SMC

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