PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. cited red tape and power costs as the top issues raised by foreign investors. Responding to a question from a media panel on Monday about transparency concerns surrounding his administration, Mr. Marcos said: “They bring up ease of doing business, they bring up the cost of energy, they bring up […]
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ACT: Teachers treated like ‘robots’
EVEN before the controversial Department of Education (DepEd) Order 49 was released, teachers have long been prohibited from liking, commenting and posting negative issues on social media concerning the Department. This according to officials of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Cebu Chapter during an interview with SunStar Cebu on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022. Antonia […]
Japan warns of rising security threats in annual defense report
TOKYO — Japan warned on Friday of escalating national security threats, including repercussions from Russia’s war with Ukraine, Chinese intimidation of Taiwan, and vulnerable technology supply chains, in its annual defense white paper. The report sets out the government’s security concerns as it prepares the defense ministry budget request due next month, aiming to build […]
Cabaero: Priority-setting
Take a look at the latest Pulse Asia survey results and you will see a guide for the government, both national and local, on which problems to address first.The poll results should set the agenda for the government on what concerns to urgently solve. Pulse Asia, whose credibility was questioned by some before the elections […]
Over 1,000 availed themselves of mobile number portability — TCI
A JOINT VENTURE operated by the main mobile service providers said over 1,000 subscribers have switched networks since the commercial launch at the end of September of Mobile Number Portability (MNP). “There are more than 1,000 who have successfully ported to their new networks,” Melanie A. Manuel, general manager of Telecommunications Connectivity, Inc., (TCI), the company tasked with carrying out the […]
Agriculture dep’t forms working group to study concerns of broiler industry
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it created a technical working group to study the problems of broiler poultry farmers. Agriculture Secretary William D. Dar signed Special Order No. 197 on March 3 creating the Technical Working Group on Broiler Concerns. Mr. Dar said the group will collate and analyze data on the industry, including […]
Peso sinks to weakest close in 3 months
THE PESO weakened further against the greenback on Wednesday on risk-off sentiment following the stock market’s decline and amid concerns over rising commodity prices. The local unit finished trading at P48.38 per dollar on Wednesday, losing 13 centavos from Tuesday’s close of P48.25, data from the Bankers Association of the Philippines showed. This was its […]