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Day: May 16, 2023

4 hurt, 30 families flee Koronadal City floods, landslides

Heavy downpours triggered flash floods that submerged several communities here and forced civilians to flee to safer grounds Monday night. At least four persons were slightly injured and more than 150 individuals or 30 families were rushed to the regi…

Econ managers hope for Maharlika bill enactment before SONA

The country’s economic managers are hoping for the approval of Senate Bill No. 2020 establishing the Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) before the session adjourns on June 2. ‘The Maharlika Investment Fund bill is making significant progress in the Senat…

BSP exec cites need for flexible measures vs. systemic risks

With Asia projected to contribute around 70 percent of growth this 2023, authorities have to come up with a coordinated effort to limit and thwart the systemic risks that may arise from the current situation, a Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) offici…

Kerwin Espinosa’s alleged bagman killed in Ormoc City bust

The alleged bagman of self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa was killed in a drug bust in Ormoc City Monday where operatives also seized suspected shabu with an estimated street value of PHP10.2 million Police identified the drug personality as Alla…

House OKs TESDA training for rehabilitated drug users

The House of Representatives on Monday approved on final reading a bill that mandates the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) to institutionalize technical-vocational education and training (TVET) and livelihood programs desig…

NTF-ELCAC to focus on developing remote communities

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) said it would focus on developing communities formerly controlled by communist insurgents to prevent them from staging a comeback in these localities. In a statement late Monday…

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