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PCC approves Ayala Land buyout of 290 hectares in Azucarera de Tarlac

March 8, 2018

The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved two transactions, one involving land sale and another in healthcare management and services. In the decisions signed on March 6, the Mergers and Acquisitions Office of the PCC found that both transactions do

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BIR asks DOJ to prosecute Rappler for tax evasion

March 8, 2018

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Thursday asked the Department of Justice to prosecute Rappler Holdings Corporation (RHC) and its officers for tax evasion. In a complaint, the BIR accused  RHC and its president, Maria Ressa, and its treasurer

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House justice panel finds probable cause to impeach Sereno

March 8, 2018

The House of Representatives justice committee voted 38-2 to find probable cause to impeach  Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Thursday. Dissenting were Representives Kit Belmonte  of Quezon City and Kaka Bag-ao of Dinagat Islands. On March 14, the justice

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Duterte to order arrest, filing of sedition those who’ll fight govt over Boracay mess

March 7, 2018

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday he will order the arrest and worse, to file sedition case against Boracay residents or local officials who would resist and prevent the government in addressing the environmental problem in Boracay Island in Aklan. In a

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Employment, underemployment rates up in January

March 7, 2018

Employment and underemployment rates in the Philippines rose during January, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Wednesday. The employment rate was estimated at 94.7 percent compared to year-ago figures of  93.4 percent which meant 41.8 million Filipinos had jobs. This rate

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Palace refuses to comment on natural resources becoming collateral to China’s aid to Philippines

March 7, 2018

Malacanang refused on Wednesday to comment on a statement by a Chinese professor who said the use of certain natural resources by China in the Philippine-claimed areas in South China Sea serves as a collateral for Manila’s loans from Beijing. In a

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PNP monitoring Metro Manila areas possibly used as hideout of terrorists

March 7, 2018

The Philippine National Police (PNP) is monitoring 70 Muslim areas which possibly used as hideout of terrorists who went in Metro Manila. “More than 70 Muslim enclaves here in Metro Manila but we cannot say that all of these areas

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Palace says up to Comelec to probe into Sotto’s expose

March 7, 2018

Malacanang said on Wednesday it would be up to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to investigate on the expose made by Senator Vicente Sotto III on alleged irregularities in the 2016 elections. Apparently convinced there was really cheating in the

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