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Should Covid-19 cases continue to increase, the Department of Health (DoH) on Monday floated the possibility of placing Metro Manila under Alert Level 2, an issue that did not sit well with business and Trade and Industry chief Ramon Lopez...

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The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday noted the increasing number of people getting sick with COVID-19, reporting 1,682 new cases, or an average of 240 daily infections, last week...

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Foreign direct investments (FDI) in the Philippines showed stability in the first quarter, growing by two percent amid risks such as the war in Eastern Europe and monetary tightening worldwide...

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The peso continued its retreat on Monday to sink past the P53-per-dollar level, as expectations of more aggressive rate hikes in the US prop up the greenback and spur capital outflows in emerging markets...

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The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday urged government agencies to review their budget proposals for 2023, amid limited fiscal space...

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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday said it will reconfigure its government securities (GS) purchasing window into a regular liquidity facility under the interest rate corridor (IRC) framework...

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Aquafeed manufacturers have asked the Department of Agriculture (DA) to lift the ban on the importation of pork products including processed animal proteins (PAP) from Italy that are used in manufacturing fish feed, to help bring down the prices of fish in the markets...

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The order of the Cabinet-led pandemic task force on the mandatory wearing of face masks against COVID-19 will prevail over that of the Cebu provincial governor’s optional wearing of face masks, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said on Monday...

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Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said monetary authorities will likely consider cutting the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) of banks within the year...

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Multinational fast-moving consumer goods company Nestle Philippines on Monday expressed support for the consolidated legislation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and urged President Rodrigo Duterte to sign this into law...

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Service and repair business accreditations can now be conducted online, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said...

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Facebook’s parent company Meta and a French digital training firm will launch a “metaverse academy” in France for the new academic year, the two organizations said on Sunday...

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A blown-up Russian tank near Kyiv, a monument for Ukrainian writer Borys Hrinchenko, an apartment building destroyed by artillery and a slide in a children's playground covered in graffiti...

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Tech companies are constantly hyping the capabilities of their ever-improving artificial intelligence. But Google was quick to shut down claims that one of its programs had advanced so much that it had become sentient...

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Over P7 billion worth of investments are expected to be generated with the signing of the Philippines and United Arab Emirates (UAE) of an investment promotion and protection agreement (IPPA)...

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Before President Duterte leaves office on June 30, the Philippines will borrow $178.1 million from the World Bank (WB) for a project aimed at addressing prevalent stunting among Filipino children...

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will continue supporting the Philippine government’s “Build, Build, Build” program under the administration of President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr...

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The Philippines and Mongolia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will promote defense cooperation between the two countries...

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President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has received a formal invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to attend the United Nations climate change conference or COP 27 set in November at Sharm el-Sheikh...

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United States Trade Representative (USTR) Katherine Tai recently convened a meeting with the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) partner countries including the Philippines to discuss objectives related to digital economy and trade facilitation among others...

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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the World Trade Organization (WTO) has a significant role to play in ensuring the smooth supply of essential goods that will help the world fight future pandemics...

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Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez and Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) Chairman of the Board and Chief Scientist Dr. Ami Appelbaum, who signed the cooperation agreement, said they recognize the importance of innovation to achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth...

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The United States will maintain pressure on North Korea until Pyongyang changes course, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday, while his South Korean counterpart urged China to persuade the North not to resume nuclear testing...

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Russian forces cut off the last routes for evacuating citizens from the eastern Ukrainian city of Sievierodonetsk, a Ukrainian official said, as the Kremlin pushed for victory in the Donbas region...

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A heatwave will bake the southwestern and central United States starting on Monday, June 13, when record-breaking temperatures are expected to soar above 100 degrees (38C), with forecasters warning people to stay indoors and drink plenty of fluids...

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Markets tumbled in Asia and Europe on Monday to extend a global rout while the dollar soared after a forecast-beating US inflation print ramped up bets on a more aggressive campaign of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes...

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Pandemic stresses have been linked with disruptions in ovulation for many women without obvious changes to menstrual cycles, according to a new study...

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French drug maker Sanofi said Monday a COVID-19 booster shot it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline has produced positive results against Omicron and other variants in clinical trials...

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Both commercially available mRNA vaccines are safe, with low risks of major adverse events, according to a large study that tracked 433,672 US veterans for 38 weeks following vaccination...

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US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff reviewers on Sunday said Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines were effective and safe for use in children aged 6 months to 4 years...

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Beijing started a new round of mass testing in its most populous downtown district on Monday after a rapidly spreading outbreak linked to a bar saw Covid rules tightened again in the capital...

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The number of nuclear weapons in the world is set to rise in the coming decade after 35 years of decline as global tensions flare amid Russia’s war in Ukraine, researchers said Monday...

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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies plunged Monday, and two of the world's biggest cryptocurrency platforms restricted activity as the market meltdown continued apace...

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Teachers’ Dignity Coalition (TDC), a federation of public school teachers’ associations nationwide, has questioned the Department of Education (DepEd)’s issuance of an order that will extend the work of teachers beyond school year 2021-2022 that ends on June 24...

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The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) over a P206.304-million discrepancy on the value of its property plant and equipment (PPE) from what was declared in its books as compared to the physical inventory...

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Underground work for the Metro Manila Subway project—targeted to be operational by 2027 — is set to begin following the recent lowering of the tunnel boring machine (TBM), which can facilitate the drilling of 12 meters of tunnels per day...

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The incoming Marcos Jr. administration’s chief economic manager will lead the crafting of the Philippines’ first-of-its-kind, six-year fiscal plan, which is aimed at bringing the Philippines back to the prepandemic budget deficit level by 2028...

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The 45 Bureau of Immigration (BI) officers and employees ordered dismissed last week by the Ombudsman for their involvement in the so-called pastillas bribery scheme have stopped going to work, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) official...

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The Department of Health (DoH) said on Monday that placing Metro Manila under Alert Level 2 remains a possibility if Covid-19 cases continue to increase...

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Health officials in Juban town in Sorsogon province have been recording a number of respiratory illnesses in children after more than a week of exposure to ash spewed by the restive Bulusan Volcano...

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The incoming Marcos administration should focus on ensuring quality education and sufficient training for teachers to address the education crisis hounding the country, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said on Monday...

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A total of 2,094 dengue cases have been recorded while six persons have died from the mosquito-borne disease in Cagayan Valley, the regional health office reported yesterday...

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The volume of vehicles passing through EDSA dropped amid the rising prices of fuel products, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reported yesterday...

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The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday said that they do not see the necessity to raise the Alert Level in Mount Bulusan after the volcano had another phreatic eruption on Monday...

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President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should alter the composition of the government’s highest policy-making body on the Covid-19 response to make it more effective, according to medical groups...

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Education is key. Children need to be properly trained and educated to learn how to live differently than what they see in their current surroundings. Well guided children learn better and can step up to create a change in their environment...

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The Commission on Elections is pushing through with all administrative preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE), despite calls from some lawmakers to postpone it...

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A member of the Vaccine Expert Panel (VEP) urged the government to start boosting the capacity of healthcare facilities in anticipation of the possible increase in Covid-19 cases in the coming weeks...

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday assured that it would release “the soonest” statements of contributions and expenditures (SOCEs) of candidates in the 2022 polls...

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The resolutions of the government’s pandemic task force prevail over executive orders issued by local government units, according to Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday...

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday said it has already begun “administrative and operational” preparations for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections...

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The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday reminded the public that only frontline healthcare workers, senior citizens, and immunocompromised adults are qualified to take the second booster shot or a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine...

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An infectious disease expert on Monday said outdoor spaces are not free from the risk of COVID-19 transmission, saying lifting the mandatory wearing of face masks in these areas is “not safe yet.”...

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The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is gearing up for the resumption of face-to-face classes in August...

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Malacanang has implemented the suspension order handed down by the Office of the Ombudsman against five officials of the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) for six months for the alleged anomalous grant of frequencies to a private telecommunications company...

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A health official said on Monday there is no basis yet for Metro Manila to be placed under the stricter Alert Level 2 despite the majority of cities recording increases in COVID-19 cases...

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Metro Manila could escalate from low risk to moderate COVID-19 risk classification due to the steady increase in new infections in the region, OCTA Research said on Monday...

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The swift reopening of the economy after the Omicron snag in the first quarter led to a modest expansion of the trading of commodities in the country...

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Motorists and public utility drivers and operators, who have been taking the blow of the spiraling local prices of petroleum products, need to sustain another week of spike...

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Philippine universal and commercial banks were able to continue supporting the country’s financing needs, showing a steady rise in assets, loans, and deposits...

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With no fresh catalysts on the local front, Philippine stocks joined other Asian emerging markets rattled by a scorching US inflation report, bringing the main index down to its lowest in a month...

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The logistics constraints that have disrupted the supply chains of several businesses, including local restaurants, are expected to be a burden until next year, adding pressure for prices of basic commodities to further increase...

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The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it remitted P7.38 billion to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr), up 60.8%...

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The Philippines’s pork imports this year may expand by 2.71 percent year-on-year to a record 341,000 metric tons (MT) to plug the shortfall in domestic supply created by African swine fever (ASF), a United Nations agency said...

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During the three years after the government liberalized rice trade, more than one million rice farmers received a total of over P8.2 billion in cash aid to ease the pain inflicted by the influx of imports, the Department of Finance (DOF) said on Monday (June 13)...

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Local fuel prices may inch closer to reaching the P100 per liter mark as oil companies implement another round of hefty increments in the prices of petroleum products this week...

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Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines facilitated the distribution of over P8.2 billion to farmers under the Rice Tariffication Law, the Department of Finance (DoF) said Monday...

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