GOVERNMENT-owned and -controlled corporations (GOCCs) received 67.75% less budgetary support in July compared to a year earlier, according to the Bureau of the Treasury (BTr). The BTr said subsidies provided…
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LOCAL government units (LGUs) will receive P21 billion from the excise taxes collected from domestically manufactured tobacco and cigarettes, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said. In a memorandum,…
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PPA awards Dumaguete port expansion deal; declares failure of bid for El Nido projects
THE Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) said it awarded the contract to expand the Port of Dumaguete to BNR Construction and Development Corp. The PPA said a total of 12 companies…
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PORK PRODUCERS from Taiwan are looking to expand their footprint in the Philippines, the Taipei-based Commerce Development Research Institute (CDRI) said. “We will work with local distributors, and based on…
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IN BRIEF: • 60% of Asia-Pacific board directors identify economic conditions as their top concern for 2024 • Despite the increasing severity of climate-related risks, only 21% of Asia-Pacific board…
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Politics
Vivek Ramaswamy Warns That ‘Strange Things’ Could Happen After the Presidential Debate if it’s Clear That Trump Won (VIDEO)
The debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is happening this week and millions of Americans will be watching. Vivek Ramaswamy spoke to Sean Hannity this week and warned that…
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BEYOND PARODY: NPR Reports That ‘Eco-Chaplains’ Are Helping People Process Their ‘Climate Grief’
National Public Radio has a new story out this week about ‘Eco-Chaplains’ who are apparently tasked with helping people work through their ‘climate grief’ whatever that is. If you needed…
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MSNBC wants people to ditch Twitter/X. One of their columnists is even urging people to take ‘collective action’ to get people to stop using the application. In the process, the…
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YouTube firearms expert Paul Harrell announced his death Tuesday in a pre-recorded video. “He everyone, let me get right to the point, Harrell said in the opening of the video…
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Politics
Bolivia’s Economic Crisis Endangers Lives as Soaring Medication Prices Threaten Chronic Patients: The Impact of Arce’s Socialist Policies
Bolivia’s economic crisis has reached a critical stage, with the most vulnerable sectors, including chronic patients who depend on essential medications, being severely impacted. The skyrocketing prices of medications, driven…