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No reenacted budget for 2019 despite cuts

MANILA -- The chairman of the House appropriations committee on Friday assured the public that there would be no reenacted budget for next year amid lawmakers' outright opposition to the new cash-based...

12K jobs up for grabs in ‘Build, Build, Build’ job fair

MANILA -- Some 12,000 job opportunities in the construction sector will be offered at the job caravan under the “Build, Build, Build” program of the Duterte administration on Sunday (August 12) at...

QC senior high school to hike student population

MANILA -- The newly-converted Pedro Tuason Senior High School in Quezon City is planning to increase its student population. In an interview by the Philippine News Agency on Friday, Assistant Principal Rida Atayon...

Solon urges gov’t to hasten BBB, tariffs on rice to combat inflation

MANILA – Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday offered several recommendations that the Duterte administration could undertake to help the public meet the challenges of a slower-than-expected economic growth and high inflation. Hontiveros said...

DOST to give technical aid to tech-voc grads

MANILA -- Graduates of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) can expect priority access to technologies and technical assistance from the Department...

Russia to provide ‘soft loan’ for PH submarine project

MANILA -- If the Philippines has no money to buy its first-ever submarine, Russia is more than willing to provide the country "soft loans" to acquire the specialized underwater craft, Department of...

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