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DTI allocates P350-K for Silay City coffee processing project

BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has allocated PHP350,000 to fund the coffee processing project in Silay City, Negros Occidental under the agency’s shared service facility (SSF)...

House okays higher pension for veterans

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Monday unanimously approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to increase the monthly pension of senior veterans. With 239 affirmative votes, zero negative...

Give TRAIN law a chance to take off

MANILA -- A leader in the House of Representatives on Monday appealed to the public to give the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law a chance to be fully...

Rainy Tuesday in Mindanao, Palawan due to ITCZ

MANILA -- Residents of Mindanao and Palawan would have to brace for a rainy Tuesday due to an Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), state weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services...

DOF optimistic of lowering poverty rate to 14% in 2022

MANILA -- With self-rated poverty and hunger going down, the Department of Finance (DOF) remains confident to hit the target of bringing down poverty rate from 22 percent to 14 percent...

Be vigilant to prevent repeat of Marawi siege: DND chief

MANILA -- While Maute-ISIS terrorists have been decisively beaten in the five-month battle to retake Marawi City, government forces must remain vigilant to prevent another similar incident. Department of National Defense (DND)...

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