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Marcos orders DPWH to cut material costs in infra projects by half

Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:41:19 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to lower material costs in government projects “by as much as 50 percent” to save billions of pesos. Marcos made the directive before he left for Malaysia on Saturday, Oct. 25, to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian

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Gov’t looking into tax relief, increasing tax-free ceiling – Marcos

Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:38:57 +0000

Metro Manila, Philippines – The government is looking into tax relief measures and increasing the ceilings for tax-free benefits, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday, Oct. 25, as the administration seeks ways to ease the burden of employees. In a speech before departing for Malaysia, Marcos said the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will recalibrate

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South Korea summons Russian envoy to protest North Korea troop dispatch

Hyunsu Yim and Hyonhee Shin, Reuters — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:17:51 +0000

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Kim Hong-kyun (center) attends a trilateral meeting with United States Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell and Japan's Vice Foreign Minister Masataka Okano at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea on October 16, 2024. (Jung Yeon-Je/Pool via Reuters)

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