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Philippine trade grew double-digit in August

October 10, 2017

The Philippine Statistics Authority reported Tuesday total trade grew by 10 percent in August ,a up from June (1.5 percent) and July’s (2.5 percent) growth. Exports recorded its ninth consecutive month of positive growth at 9.3 percent, and imports grew

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NEDA says foreign businesses confident on Philippines

October 10, 2017

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday gave the assurance  foreign investors remain confident to do business in the Philippines despite the 14 percent decline in foreign direct investments (FDI) in the first half. The NEDA said foreign equity placements,

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Uber “appeared” to have violated policy on fare surcharges: LFTRB

October 10, 2017

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) chairman Martin Delgra III said Uber “appeared” to have violated a policy for their fare surcharge which LTFRB was lately informed. “As it appears, but we are trying to ascertain that and in

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Manufacturing recovered in August, NEDA sees further improvement

October 10, 2017

Manufacturing output in August recovered from a decline in July and is seen to improve in the last quarter of the year, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) in a statement on Tuesday. In the Monthly Integrated

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Commission on Appointments rejects Ubial as health secretary

October 10, 2017

The bicameral Commission on Appointments rejected the ad interim appointment of Paulyn Ubial as health secretary on Tuesday. “Your committee reached a difficult decision with at least 13 votes to withhold its consent to the ad interim appointment of the

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Military cites Filipino doctor’s alleged link to terrorists

October 9, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has cited the alleged connection of a Filipino doctor, whom the United States wants extradited, to local and foreign terrorists, a spokesman said. In a press briefing in Malacanang on Monday, Major General Restituto

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Lapeña reshuffles customs officials

October 9, 2017

Eight district collectors and 30 section chiefs of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) have been relieved from their posts following the earlier pronouncement of Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña that he will be relieving any officer who will disregard his order

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Proposal for Duterte to be prosecutor in Sereno’s impeachment trial nonsense, says Panelo

October 9, 2017

A proposal for President Rodrigo Duterte to be a special prosecutor in the looming impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is “pure nonsense,” his chief presidential legal counsel said on Monday. In a statement, Secretary Salvador Panelo

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