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DOE: Small, gradual oil price hikes seen until December

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 22:13:37 +0000

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NEDA studying impact of proposed ₱5 jeepney fare hike

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 16:53:38 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 23) — State economists are studying the potential impact of the proposed ₱5 jeepney fare hike on motorists and the economy. During a Palace briefing on Wednesday, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said they must take into account that the country is in the momentum of

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Marcos denies request to declare Jesse Robredo’s death anniversary a non-working holiday in Naga

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:39:46 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 18) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied the request of the mayor of Naga City to proclaim Jesse Robredo’s death anniversary as a special non-working holiday. Mayor Nelson Legacion wrote a letter last Aug. 10 requesting the declaration of Aug. 18 as a special non-working holiday in Naga City.The Office of

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DOLE, DSWD among agencies with low spending rates in Q1

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:51:37 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 15) —The Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Social Welfare and Development are among the government agencies with low budget spending rates during the first quarter of the year. Secretaries Benny Laguesma of DOLE and Rex Gatchalian of DSWD faced journalists on Tuesday morning, citing reasons behind

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Govt’s infra program seen to generate over 3M jobs – DPWH

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:36:41 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 8) — The government will need more than three million workers for over 70,000 infrastructure projects nationwide until 2028, according to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). This is based on the government’s Labor and Employment Plan 2023 to 2028 presented in a sectoral meeting at the Palace

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Herbosa: Multi-specialty hospital to be built in Clark

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 20:55:41 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 4) — Health Secretary Ted Herbosa on Tuesday said a new multi-specialty hospital will soon rise in Clark, Pampanga. The facility, which is expected to benefit residents of Central and Northern Luzon, will break ground on July 17. “This was the original one designated in Executive No. 19 as the

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PCG: 60% of oil spill-affected areas already cleaned up

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 18:08:20 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 30) — The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday reported that around 60% of areas affected by the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro have already been cleaned up. “Ang naiulat kahapon sa aming accounting ay nasa 60% na po ‘yong ating progreso,” PCG Deputy Commandant Vice Admiral Rolando Punzalan Jr.

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Marcos: Gov’t studying EO on devolution of executive functions to LGUs

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:46:42 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 22) — The national government is studying the impact of an order mandating the devolution of certain executive branch functions to local governments, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday. Marcos, pertaining to Executive Order No. 138, made the comment during a gathering of the country’s municipal mayors earlier in the

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Some mayors urge military, police to give them tighter security

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:17:43 +0000

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 21) — Some municipal mayors are urging the military and the police to provide them with tighter security. The request comes after recent ambush incidents involving a governor and a vice mayor in Lanao del Sur and Nueva Vizcaya, respectively. Mayor Joenime Kapina of Palimbang town in Sultan Kudarat said

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Govt. to build PGH cancer center

Rex Remitio, CNN Philippines — Fri, 03 Feb 2023 22:42:46 +0000

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