Dar eyes 2% agriculture growth during 1st year in office after contracting in Q2

August 7, 2019

Acting Agriculture Secretary William Dar expressed disappointment over the contraction of the agricultural output during the second quarter. This as he expressed to attain a two percent farm output during his first year in office. “Considering all factors, I really 

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Duterte seeks fraud-free technology provider for 2022 elections

August 7, 2019

Malacanang reiterated on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Commission on Elections ( Comelec) to tap a “fraud-free” technology provider for the 2022 national and local elections. This was despite the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations showing

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AFP monitored four Chinese Navy ships at Balabac Strait

August 7, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) monitored four Chinese Navy vessels transiting Balabac Strait on June 17, a military official said Monday. “At about 1:30 PM, our operating units were able to monitor one Chinese Navy Vessel transiting Balabac

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Dengue epidemic may last ”until September”: DOH

August 7, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) said the high number of dengue cases are expected to last for at least two to three months. “It is expected to be here until September… it may start to wane after October,” said Health

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PNP orders Health Services to prepare in curbing dengue

August 7, 2019

Police General Oscar Albayalde ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) Health Services to prepare after the declaration of a national dengue epidemic, according to PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Bernard Banac. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Banac said the PNP

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PSE index, peso lost ground despite good inflation report

August 7, 2019

The main Philippine share index and the peso fell despite a favorable inflation report on Tuesday. The peso settled at P51.955 against the US from Monday’s P51.79. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines

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Duterte says he’ll go to China to talk about arbitral ruling

August 7, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he will go to China to discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the 2016 arbitral ruling. “That arbitral ruling, we will talk about it. That’s why I’m going to China. I’m not going

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‘Hanna’ moving towards Taiwan

August 6, 2019

Tropical Storm ‘Hanna’ on Tuesday intensified into a severe tropical storm and is moving north-northwest, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) reported. According to Aldczar Aurelio, Pagasa weather specialist, as of 3 pm the center of ‘Hanna’

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