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Day: February 3, 2023

Naga City records 260% rise in tourist arrivals in 2022

NAGA CITY: A total of 2,184,287 domestic and foreign tourists were recorded to have visited this city in 2022, up by 260 percent from the 839,724 tourist arrivals registered in 2021.This was reported Friday by Alec Santos, Naga City Arts, Culture and T…

No privatization of UP-PGH services: Balisacan

MANILA: The operations of the University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) in Manila will not be privatized, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) director general and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisa…

PH bows to top seed Poland in PWD Chess Olympiad

MANILA: Sixth-seeded Philippines bowed to top-ranked Poland, 1.5-2.5, on Wednesday and fell into a tie for third place after four rounds in the FIDE Chess Olympiad for People with Disabilities at the Crown Plaza Hotel on Wednesday in Belgrade, Serbia.N…

CDO tax collection rises by 36%, highest in five years

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city government has reported a 36 percent increase in its business tax collection in December 2022, the highest in the last five years.”It can be attributed to the increase in the gross sales of businesses in the city as busine…

Gatchalian eyes digitalization of DSWD systems, processes

MANILA: Newly appointed Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian is planning the full digitalization of the agency’s systems, processes and programs and services as one of his major priorities to improve DSWD operati…

NEDA approves 6 more ‘high-impact’ projects

MANILA: Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Friday said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved six other key projects, including the proposal to raise the fund for the rehabilitation of Metro Rail Tr…

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