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Duterte urges public to use banknotes, coins responsibly

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged the public to use the country’s banknotes and coins “wisely and responsibly”. The President made this appeal, as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) presented...

Prevailing inflation not enough basis to suspend TRAIN law

MANILA -- The prevailing high inflation rate is not yet enough to warrant the immediate suspension of the implementation of Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said...

Dengue cases in Bulacan up by 21%

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- Dengue cases in this province have increased by 21 percent in the first four months of this year compared to the same period in 2017. Jocelyn Gomez,...

President Duterte witnesses San Beda’s change of status

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 9, witnessed the Commission on Higher Education (CHED)’s turn over of the Certificate of University status to San Beda University in a ceremony in Malacañan. CHED...

New currency banknotes, coins, presented to President Duterte

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday, May 9, presented to President Rodrigo Duterte the new generation currency (NGC) banknotes and coins, with the Chief Executive encouraging the public to...

CamSur voters to PET: Don’t disenfranchise us

MANILA -- Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo from Camarines Sur urged the Supreme Court, which is also sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to uphold the 25 percent shading threshold...

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