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Palafox names SBMA mafia

Architect Felino Palafox, of the Palafox and Associates architectural firm, lambasted before a congressional committee investigating the SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Area) row – existence of an Full Article

DTI restricts sale of motorcycle helmets

THE Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS) imposes mandatory product certification on protective helmets and their visors for motorcycles. The DTI-BPS mopeds Full Article

Boholano families abroad, going home for reunion with loved ones : To Jibe with TBTK July schedules

At this early, there are already Boholano families abroad, who are booking their flights to the Philippines in July this year. To attend their town’s fiesta celebration, a relative’s Full Article

PGMA urges private sector to help protect RP from global recession

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo encouraged the private sector to continue investing to help protect the country from the impact of the global economic crisis. At the Philippine Economic Briefing, Full Article

PHILJAFA general assembly set

The Philippines–Japan Fellows Association (PHILJAFA) will hold its 42nd annual general assembly this coming Saturday (February 28) at the Technological University of the Philippines’ (TUP). Full Article

RP in a race against economic challenges – PGMA

In a gathering of local and international investors this morning, the President addresses that her administration will act with deliberate haste to address the economic challenges at a time of Full Article

LandBank joins climate change ‘battle’

The Land Bank of the Philippines signed a loan of agreement with the Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) of Germany, in order to help address the effects of climate change. The said agreement covers Full Article

Gov’t to give green collar jobs to 111,000

DENR Secretary Lito Atienza disclosed that around 111,536 green collar jobs will be opened by the agency under the Comprehensive Livelihood and Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP). This is in Full Article

Thousands apply at DPWH job fairs

Thousands flocked to the main office of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Manila on February 16 to apply for the job openings offered at the job fair. The DPWH is spending P60 B Full Article

PGMA increases budget for scholarship program

Inorder to ease the plight of students who can no longer afford to pay tuition, the government has been increasing its assistance to deserving students. According to Press Secretary Serge Remonde, Full Article

Congress may use power vs. schools’ unjust tuition hike

The House of Representatives is contemplating to use its oversight powers to stop private schools from unduly raising tuition. According to Speaker Prospero Nograles, the House is empowered to demand Full Article

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