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NLEX-SLEX connector road 66.6 percent complete

The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Tuesday projected the completion of the  España to Sta. Mesa section of the NLEX-SLEX Connector by the fourth quarter this year. 

National Treasury awards all P30B bonds in auction

Strong demand at the treasury bond auction Tuesday allowed the Bureau of Treasury to award the full offered amount of P30 billion.

Presidential trips abroad bolster BOI-approved investments–DTI

Investment pledges approved by the Board of Investments in the first nine months of this year has more than doubled to P734 billion from the year-earlier period, bolstered by gains from the foreign visits of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., a trade and industry official said Tuesday.

Bautista hales Manibela, reporter to court in cybercrime complaint

Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Tuesday filed cybercrime complaints against Manibela president and former ABS-CBN reporter before the Department of Justice (DOJ) over allegations of corruption in the agency.

BPI starts Tuesday sale of 6.425%P5B, 1.5-year peso, fixed-rate bond

The Bank of the Philippine Islands said Tuesday it has set the coupon rate of its 1.5-year peso fixed-rate bonds due 2025 at 6.425 percent. The bond has an aggregate principal amount of P5 billion, with option to upsize if warranted by demand. 

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Meycauayan River microbes ‘eat’ plastic, may hold cancer cure

In a place most people would avoid, science has found unlikely heroes.

FAO chief visits PH, eyes stronger agriculture partnership

The Philippines is seeking closer cooperation with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) following the first official visit of its Director-General, Qu Dongyu, to the Department of Agriculture (DA).

DA-BFAR continues fuel aid for fisherfolk amid rising oil prices

The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) said it will continue providing fuel assistance to fisherfolk nationwide as global oil prices rise.

House backs Bicol Ecozone as 5th hub

The House of Representatives has endorsed a resolution pushing for the proclamation of the proposed Bicol Ecozone in Pantao, Libon, Albay as the fifth public economic zone under the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), signaling a major step toward boosting trade along the country’s eastern seaboard.
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