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DPWH kicks off P4.58-B Tacloban causeway project

MANILA: The construction of the PHP4.58 billion Tacloban causeway project that will provide a shorter route from the city’s downtown to the airport has begun with bigger funding this year, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 8 (Eastern …

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Unemployment rate down to 4.5% in January

MANILA: The number of unemployed Filipinos went down to 2.15 million in January this year from the 2.38 million recorded in the same month last year, National Statistician Dennis Mapa said.

In a briefing on Friday, Mapa said the unemployment rate dur…

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Spikers’ Turf promises bigger, more exciting season

MANILA: Expect a bigger and more exciting men’s tournament when the Spikers’ Turf kicks off its season with the Open Conference on March 13 at the Paco Arena in Manila.

Nine teams, led by defending champion Cignal, are seeing action in the tournament…

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New voter registrants breach 1M mark – Comelec

MANILA: Over 1 million Filipinos have already applied to become registered voters for the May 2025 National and Local Elections (NLE) barely a month after registrations started.

Latest data from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) revealed that 1,0…

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House optimistic Senate will approve economic amendments

MANILA: The House of Representatives expects the Senate to approve proposed amendments to the constitution’s restrictive economic provisions.

Speaker Martin Romualdez believes Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri will do everything to convince his col…