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PH, Sokor sign loan pact for Cebu Port Project

SEOUL, South Korea -- The Philippines and South Korea signed on Monday a USD172.64 million loan agreement for the construction of a new international container port in Cebu that aims to free...

Duterte supports Senate plan to construct own building

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he has no objection to the plan of the Philippine Senate to construct its own building. Duterte made this reaction in a press conference after he...

4.6% inflation won’t hinder gov’t projects: Dominguez

MANILA -- Department of Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Domingez III on Tuesday said that the rising inflation rates will not hinder the Duterte administration from implementing projects that will be beneficial to...

AirAsia soon to launch less-touch, ‘seamless’ baggage check-in

MANILA -- Malaysian carrier AirAsia aims to implement soon a "seamless" baggage check-in, where the passengers themselves would tag and drop their own baggage, creating less problem for everyone. Using the seamless baggage...

Gov’t apprehends over 2K ‘colorum’ PUVs

MANILA -- The Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) has apprehended more than 2,000 colorum or unregistered public utility vehicles (PUVs) nationwide since the Duterte administration assumed office on July 2016. Data from the...

SoKor commits to assist Marawi rehab

MANILA -- The South Korean government is committed to assist the Philippines’ rehabilitation program for war-torn Marawi City, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said Tuesday. “The Korean government said that they are committed to...

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