PLDT says nine-month net income down 25% to P16.48 billion

November 8, 2018

PLDT Inc. on Thursday reported its net income from January to September declined by 25 percent. The country’s largest telecom company posted a net income of P16.48 billion in the January to September period from P21.87 billion in the same

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Palace supports proposal for drug testing among Grade 4 students and up

November 8, 2018

Malacanang expressed support on Thursday on the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s ( PDEA) proposal for mandatory drug testing for Grade 4 students and up. This was after the Social Weather Stations survey showed that 51 percent of the Filipinos agree

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Senate minority bloc seeks probe of ‘Sagay 9’ killings

November 8, 2018

Minority senators have called for an immediate Senate investigation into the killings of nine sugarcane farmers in Sagay City, Negros Occidental to bring to justice the real masterminds and address the plight of ordinary farmers. In filing Senate Resolution No.

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Philippine economy slows down to 6.1% in third quarter

November 8, 2018

The Philippines economy on Thursday slowed down to 6.1 percent from the previous quarter’s 6.2 percent on gross domestic product terms for a three-year low, sparking concerns from the government. Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA) Undersecretary Lisa Bernales said lower growth 

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Communist Party official, two others arrested in Quezon City

November 8, 2018

Police and military arrested Vicente Ladlad, a member of the Communist Party of the Philippines ( CPP) Central Committee, Thursday morning in Barangay San Bartolome, Novaliches, Quezon City. A police report said Ladlad, one of the released National Democratic Front

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Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp is provisional third major telco player

November 7, 2018

A company that teamed up with China Telecom is the provisional third major  telco player in the country, the National Telecommunications Commission ( NTC) announced on Wednesday. Davao businessman Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corporation, its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings, Corp. and

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DOLE announces pay hike for P25 for Metro Manila workers

November 5, 2018

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Monday a pay hike of P25 for Metro Manila minimum wage earners as decided by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board – National Capital Region. In a press conference, Labor Secretary

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Death toll from landslide-hit DPWH building in Mt. Province rises to 17 – mayor

November 4, 2018

Death toll from the buried Department of Public Works and Highways’ building in Natonin, Mountain Province due to the landslide caused by Typhoon “Rosita” has increased to 17, an official said on Sunday. Natonin Mayor Mateo Chiyawan, in a television

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