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Day: August 11, 2023

E. Visayas reports rising cases of TB

The Department of Health (DOH) has reported rising cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Eastern Visayas, prompting the agency to call for the observance of preventive measures. During the DOH radio program on Friday, Caryl Lapriza, DOH regional TB nurse coor…

6%-7% GDP growth target still achievable -economist

The country’s 6 to 7 percent economic growth target for this year is still attainable, an economist said on Friday. “[It’s] still possible,” Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) chief economist Michael Ricafort told the Philippine News Agency (…

Increased gov’t spending to spur economic growth – ECOP chief

Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) president Sergio Ortiz-Luis Jr. on Friday emphasized the need to ramp up government spending to propel economic growth. During the Laging Handa briefing, Ortiz-Luis said the government should boost spe…

Filipinas, Obiena earn PSA monthly top honors

The Philippine national women’s football team and 2024 Paris Olympics qualifier Ernest John ‘EJ’ Obiena are the top two achievers in the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) list for July. Known as the Filipinas in the football world, the team, …