Cleanup drive’s consequence
Contractors linked to politicians cornered up to 20 percent of the budgets, with ‘ghost’ projects and fund diversions estimated at P118.5 billion since 2023.
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Contractors linked to politicians cornered up to 20 percent of the budgets, with ‘ghost’ projects and fund diversions estimated at P118.5 billion since 2023.
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The Manila Electric Co. (Meralco), the country’s largest power distributor, said electricity rates are likely to rise this month, mainly due to the peso’s…
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Political turmoil, corruption woes weigh on market — PSE chief
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‘This figure accounts mainly for direct costs and hence is a conservative estimate relative to the decrease, including hard-to-estimate indirect costs.’
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Pump prices are expected to move in mixed directions for the second straight week, with gasoline likely to post a slight rollback while diesel and kerosene may…
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There is no time to lose; the nation could enter a vicious cycle where poverty fuels corruption, and corruption in turn entrenches poverty, relegating the…
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The combined impact of tropical cyclones "Mirasol," "Nando," "Opong," and the enhanced Southwest Monsoon (habagat) has claimed at least 26 lives across the…
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The flood control controversy had weakened the peso, which retreated to the 58-level on 25 September.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the realignment of P36 billion from the Department of Public Works and Highways’ 2026 flood control budget to the…
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‘What we see now is that 24 to 30 percent of a project is being siphoned off. That also plays into why the cost of doing business is so high in the…
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Last week, gasoline and kerosene increased by P0.10 per liter and diesel by P0.50 per liter.
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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday ordered an annual $100,000 fee be added to H-1B skilled worker visas, creating…
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Mukakanhanga is among thousands of sex workers in Zimbabwe who have struggled to access HIV prevention tools.
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Maynilad Water Services, Inc. is pairing infrastructure upgrades with environmental restoration as part of its long-term approach to sustainability. Recent…
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JOHANNEBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Botswana and southern African peers that built much of their prosperity on diamonds are scrambling for alternatives as…
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HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Oscar Garcia Santaella’s Mexican restaurant is hurting badly as US immigration agents stage raids in Texas: his customers are…
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In an age when the destigmatization of mental health is underway, 'Dear Evan Hansen’ is more relevant than ever.
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Now is the time to elevate the status of the FTSC — to invest in their training, modernize their tools, increase their budget and add more posts abroad.
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