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DA gathers data, fast-tracks water projects to fight El Niño

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is implementing a data-driven planning strategy to safeguard the country’s agriculture sector from a looming El Niño phenomenon expected to peak later this year. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a statement on Tuesday that the agency is shifting to a broader food systems approach

Dole approves ‘historic’ P85 wage hike for NCR workers

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MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) on Tuesday approved a minimum wage hike of P85 for the National Capital Region (NCR), with the labor chief calling this a “historic” increase even as it elicited skepticism to disapproval from concerned stakeholders. The increase granted by Dole’s Wage Order No. NCR-27 will be

Gatchalian: VP tax records not top priority in impeachment agenda

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MANILA, Philippines — Opening the sealed Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) box containing Vice President Sara Duterte’s tax records may not necessarily be No. 1 on the agenda of the impeachment court when it opens the trial on July 6, Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian said on Tuesday. Gatchalian ruled out a separate pretrial conference for

Bonoan to boost cases vs Romualdez, Revilla

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MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman made the “tough decision” to make former Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan a state witness to strengthen the case to be filed against Leyte Rep. and former House Speaker Martin Romualdez over the flood control scam, Assistant Ombudsman Mico Clavano said on Tuesday. “The reason why we

Namfrel pushes for strictest version of party list reform bill

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MANILA, Philippines — The National Citizens’ Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) has called for the passage of a party list reform law that adopts the strongest provisions of House Bill No. 9906 and Senate Bill No. 2090. In a statement on Monday, the poll watchdog welcomed the filing of the two bills which act as