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POPCOM to give family planning services to small firms

MANILA--The Commission on Population (POPCOM) on Wednesday said that it will be giving family planning commodities and services to small companies in the provinces with less than 200 employees. "We can work...

PH budget system hastens process for ODA-funded projects

MANILA -- Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday said the government has instituted measures to fast track the processing of foreign-assisted projects and to address underspending, as the country prepares for the...

DTI eyes imposition of SRPs on agri goods

MANILA -- Trade and industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol is open to the idea of putting suggested retail prices (SRP) on agricultural products as a mechanism to monitor...

Monetary Board hikes interest rates anew

MANILA -- The Monetary Board (MB) of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) raised anew policy interest rates by 25 basis points as a preemptive measure to moderate any second-round price surge...

Peso weakens further; bearishness takes over bourse

MANILA -- The Philippine peso, hovering around a 12-year low, weakened further against the greenback, while the local stock market slipped deeper into bear-market territory on Wednesday. The local unit closed today's session...

PH can minimize well-being losses from calamities by 22%

MANILA -- The Philippines can reduce the average well-being loss due to natural disasters by 22 percent if it is able to speed up recovery from five years to one, a joint...
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