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Solons, govt exec bat for NAIA rehab bid extension

MANILA: Lawmakers and a senior administration official on Sunday urged the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to heed the advice of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to extend the bidding for the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) rehabilitatio…

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BOC foils smuggling of 146K liters of unmarked fuel

MANILA: The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it intercepted the attempt to smuggle a total of 146,000 liters of unmarked fuel amounting to millions of pesos in Mariveles, Bataan on Saturday.

The bureau also impounded the motorized tanker used to

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IMF: PH to grow 5.3% in 2023

MANILA: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow faster in the second half of the year and further accelerate in 2024.

“Real GDP growth is expected to bounce back in the second

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3 dead, 72 families displaced in Iloilo City fire

ILOILO: Three persons died while 72 families were left homeless after a residential fire in Zone 3, Barangay Habog-Habog Salvacion, Molo, Iloilo City before dawn Saturday.

Teresa Gelogo, head of the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO),…

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