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Duterte open to suspending excise tax on oil

MANILA -- Suspending excise tax on oil products is an option being considered to ease inflation, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Tuesday. “Maybe,” Duterte told reporters after administering the oath of new...

Duterte elated with Maasin’s own state university

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte expressed gratitude for the passage of three laws, one of which integrates the new Southern Leyte State University. Republic Act No. 11079 offers the Integration of the...

MIAA to receive ISO certification

MANILA -- The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) is set to receive an ISO 9001:2015 Certification on Wednesday, an executive told the Philippine News Agency (PNA). The certification is particularly for the "Management...

PH boasts implementation of GCM before IOM

MANILA -- The Philippines is “walking the talk” and has been implementing measures that would ensure better treatment and protection to Filipinos and other migrants under the Global Compact on Safe, Orderly,...

Duterte eyes appointing Panelo as Press Secretary

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said that he is considering to appoint Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo as chief of the Office of the Press Secretary (OPS) should...

I’m not cancerous: Duterte

MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said he is cancer-free, following the release of results of his medical exam in a private hospital last week. “Hindi pa ako (I’m not yet)...

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