
Study flags gaps in prison pandemic preparedness
A new study by the University of Bristol has identified a critical gap in the Philippines’ pandemic preparedness — its prison system — highlighting the need…
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A new study by the University of Bristol has identified a critical gap in the Philippines’ pandemic preparedness — its prison system — highlighting the need…
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The US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty is real. But it comes with a clause: action happens ‘in accordance with constitutional processes.’
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The Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection (LCSP) on Saturday said that while the government is encouraging the public to engage in carpooling amid the…
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The same officials who preach fiscal discipline and national resilience are, in effect, rewriting the rules to suit their own comfort and that of their allies.
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Risks are connected and because they are connected, our governance response must also be connected.
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For many Filipinos, the 1973 oil crisis is remembered as a time of long lines, rationed fuel and tightening belts. But for retired sportsman Joey Romasanta,…
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More than five decades separate the Philippines’ responses to two global oil shocks — both of which unfolded under a Marcos presidency — the 1973 energy crisis…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has signed into law a measure suspending the collection of excise taxes on fuel products, granting the government a…
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The shorter one’s stay in a hospital the better for both the patient and the medical staff. Being discharged sooner means a faster recovery at home in familiar…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is reviewing the fare increase for public utility vehicles that he canceled last week.
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‘Our supplies of crude, oil, fuel, and even food are complete.’
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The Philippines must treat standards as a core part of its economic strategy if it wants to achieve upper middle-income status, according to a new report by…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East ahead of the Monetary Board’s next meeting in April, as analysts…
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D&L Industries Inc., the leading local company specializing in the manufacture of customized food ingredients, aerosols, oleo-chemicals and plastic…
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When the government has limited resources to spare, each peso spent (or foregone) should be well thought out.
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Despite this, Laurel said retail prices of P60 to P65 per kilo seen in some markets is ‘bordering on profiteering.
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BEIJING (AFP) — Passenger train services between China and North Korea were set to resume on Thursday following a six-year hiatus, railway authorities and tour…
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The San Pedro City government clarified that its recently issued austerity measures on fuel conservation apply only to local government personnel after…
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