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PRRD places casinos under AMLA watch

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte enacted into law a bill that put casinos under money laundering monitoring in a bid to curb illicit financial transactions. Signed by the President on July 14, 2017,...

New CHED Executive Director Appointed

via Ria Fernandez   July 19, 2017, Quezon City – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has appointed Mr. Karol Mark R. Yee as Executive Director IV of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) effective...

Ombudsman sanctions Cotabato officials over P7M water project

via Trixie Jaafar   The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the perpetual disqualification from public office of former Mayor Betty Allado of Banisilan, Cotabato after she was found guilty of Grave Misconduct...

Dominguez cites biz community support for tax reform

MANILA, July 19 -- Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has cited the strong support of the American business community for the first package of the Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), which,...

PCSO fund up 32% in H1 2017

MANILA, July 19 -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has generated PHP24 billion from its different gaming products like small town lottery (STL), lotto, keno and others in a first...

Gov’t prioritizes poverty alleviation

MANILA, July 19 -- The government is continuously working towards reducing poverty to make growth more inclusive in the country. Wilma Guillen, Asst. National Statistician at the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), said...

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