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NEA taps electric coops to restore power in Marawi

MANILA -- To speed up rehabilitation of Marawi City, the National Electrification Administration (NEA) teamed up with various electric cooperatives and allied organizations in an effort to restore power in the...

Poe to DOTr: Tell us if there is a need to stop MRT-3 ops

MANILA -- If there is a need to stop operations of the Metro Rail Transit-3 (MRT-3), the Department of Transportation (DOTr) better say so, Senator Grace Poe said Thursday. Poe, chair of...

Sotto optimistic on passage of 2018 budget, TRAIN before mid-December

MANILA -- Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Thursday expressed hope that the 2018 General Appropriations Act (national budget) and the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN or tax...

Ban on contraceptives deemed lifted

MANILA -- The temporary restraining order (TRO) imposed by the Supreme Court (SC) against the distribution of two contraceptive implants is considered lifted after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared...

PH’s Q3 ‘17 growth at 6.6%, says economist

MANILA -- An economist of ING Bank Manila has forecast a 6.6-percent growth in the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the third quarter of 2017. In a research note, ING Bank...

DTI eyes total value chain dev’t for NegOcc coffee sector

BACOLOD CITY -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Negros Occidental is working for the total value chain development of the province’s coffee sector. DTI-Negros Occidental Provincial Director Lea Gonzales,...

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