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Congress adopts rules on special joint session

MANILA, July 22 -- Both chambers of the Philippine Congress on Saturday adopted the proposed rules that would govern the special joint session on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend the...

LGU task forces to enforce smoking ban: DOH

MANILA, July 22 -- The Department of Health (DOH) is expecting local government units (LGUs) to be ready with their respective task force units that will implement the ban on smoking...

Congress convenes joint session to discuss proposed ML extension

MANILA, July 22 -- Both chambers of the Philippine Congress on Saturday officially convened in a special joint session to deliberate and vote on President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend the...

1.5M Filipinos to benefit from trio of tobacco control policies: Ubial

MANILA, July 21 -- Some 1.5 million Filipinos will be protected from developing illnesses linked to smoking in the next five years with the trio of tobacco control policies now in...

Nomura sees higher PH GDP growth

MANILA, July 21 -- A stock brokerage venture between BDO Unibank and Japanese investment banking giant Nomura sees a higher Philippine economic growth forecast of 6.7 percent this year and 6.8...

President Duterte to businessmen: PHL fundamentally peaceful

DAVAO CITY -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 21, assured businessmen that the Philippines is fundamentally peaceful. “I think I’d like to now address myself to the businessmen and the stakeholders...

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