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NTF-ELCAC warns public vs. Sison-founded group

MANILA: The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) on Wednesday cautioned the public against the International League of Peoples’ Struggle (ILPS),

BIR issues over 100K digital TIN IDs

MANILA: The Bureau of Internal Revenue’s (BIR) Online Registration and Update System (ORUS) has already issued 102,046 digital Tax Identification Number (TIN) IDs as of

Cocoa prices nearly double on supply concerns in 3-month period

BERLIN: Cocoa prices have nearly doubled in three months to record highs, influenced by the decline in global supply.

Prices hit a historic high as weather conditions in West Africa put chocolate producers in a difficult position, with the price per …

23 Agusan Norte entrepreneurs to get P7-M SLP funding

BUTUAN CITY: At least 23 entrepreneurs in Agusan del Norte are set to receive financial support through the Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD).

The PHP7 million financial aid will be utiliz…

BRT office to tap Cebu university for archeological impact study

CEBU CITY: The Cebu Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project management will tap a university here, as it complies with the archeological impact assessment as required by the National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA), the project management head said Wed…

DOH reports 568 pertussis cases, 40 deaths from Jan.1-March 16

MANILA: The Department of Health on Wednesday reported that the number of pertussis cases in the country reached 568 with 40 deaths from January 1 to March 16, 2024, with Metro Manila having the highest number of infections at 58.

Some 28 new cases w…