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PSEi back to 6,500-level, peso on sideways

MANILA: The Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) took positive cues from Wall Street overnight, bringing back the local index to the 6,500-level, while the peso

NGAs urged to help LGUs facing water shortage

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe called on concerned national government agencies (NGAs) Tuesday to aid local government units (LGUs) experiencing water scarcity due to El Niño.

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OFWs who died in UAE flooding ‘coming home’ this week

MANILA: The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is targeting to bring home the remains of the three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who died during the severe flooding in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on or before April 27.

In a virtual press confe…

Ba Ria-Vung Tau strengthens measures to combat IUU fishing

Ba Ria-Vung Tau: The southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau has launched several specific tasks and measures to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

Accordingly, the province will raise public awareness of the importance of urgenc…

Pertusis cases in PH still on upward trend — DOH

MANILA: Cases of pertussis or whooping cough in the country are on an upward trend with 1,566 recorded infections as of April 13.

‘Hindi pa po natin nakikita ang downward trend. Hinihintay pa natin pumasok ang epekto nung pagbabakuna (We don’t see th…