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DA junks study on rice price cap

Agriculture chief says controlling prices counterproductive, may lead to hoarding The Department of Agriculture has backtracked on its earlier pronouncement that it was studying the imposition of a suggested retail price on rice amid soaring prices of grain that hit 19.6 percent in December, the highest in 14 years. “We’re …

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President appoints Rep. Recto as Finance chief, vice Diokno

Incoming Finance chief Ralph Recto President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. appointed House Deputy Speaker and Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto as Finance Secretary, the Presidential Communications Office said yesterday. PCO Secretary Cheloy Garafil said Recto will take his oath at the Palace at 3 p.m. today (Friday). The Palace, however, gave no …

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Fisherman, 2 minors yield P1.1-M shabu, guns

BACOLOD CITY – Police arrested a fisherman and two minors and seized suspected shabu and guns in a buy-bust operation in Sitio Dacutan Dacu, Barangay Mambulac, Silay City, Negros Occidental on Wednesday, January 10. Police identified the suspect as Elmer Abela Jr., 42, of Barangay Mambulac. Police withheld the identities …

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Clock is ticking: ‘Unconsolidated’ PUV drivers to get apprehended if they keep plying roads after Jan 31

(Photo by Arnold Quizol/MANILA BULLETIN) Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III says “unconsolidated” public utility vehicles (PUV) drivers who will be caught plying roads beyond Jan. 31, 2023 will get apprehended. Guadiz made this remark during a House Committee on Transportation motu proprio inquiry on …

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Another major quake in eastern Mindanao with a magnitude of 7 or higher not ruled out — Phivolcs study

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) released an open-file report on Wednesday, Jan. 10, analyzing the occurrences of “strong” earthquakes that occurred consecutively in eastern Mindanao in December 2023. (Phivolcs) Phivolcs’ study titled “Understanding the December 2023 Earthquakes in Eastern Mindanao, Philippines: What Happened and Why It Matters,” …

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