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As agri committee chairman, Pangilinan to immediately address rice, food prices
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 AS AGRI COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, PANGILINAN TO IMMEDIATELY ADDRESS RICE, FOOD PRICES As newly installed chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Food, and Agrarian Reform, Senator Francis...
Sotto, Minority bloc, Aquino, Pangilinan: end budget distortions, open bicam to public
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 SOTTO, MINORITY BLOC, AQUINO, PANGILINAN: END BUDGET DISTORTIONS, OPEN BICAM TO PUBLIC Manila, Philippines - Minority Bloc Senators under the leadership of Minority Leader Vicente C. Sotto III and...
Bank of the Philippine Islands Bags two prestigious global awards at the 2025 International Business Magazine Awards
EIN Presswire
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July 8, 2025
Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently won two sustainability awards from International Business Magazine DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, July 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) has recently won two...
Pangilinan seeks education committee's support for Libreng Almusal bill
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 PANGILINAN SEEKS EDUCATION COMMITTEE'S SUPPORT FOR LIBRENG ALMUSAL BILL Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan has sought the support of the Senate Committee on Basic Education to pass his proposed...
Chiz: Ban gov't officials and relatives from public procurement projects
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 29, 2025 CHIZ: BAN GOV'T OFFICIALS AND RELATIVES FROM PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PROJECTS Senate President Francis "Chiz" G. Escudero said on Tuesday (July 29) that all government officials and their relatives...
Manufacturing activity in Philippine sees growth
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) Manufacturing activity in the Philippines saw an uptick in May 2025, as reported by the country’s statistics agency. Preliminary findings from the Monthly Integrated Survey of Selected Industries showed that the value of production index...
Unemployment rate in the Philippines goes down
MENAFN
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July 8, 2025
(MENAFN) According to recent reports, the unemployment rate in the Philippines declined to 3.9 percent in May 2025, a slight improvement from the 4.1 percent recorded in the previous month. During a press briefing, the head of the national...
Cayetano: SONA was 'bluntly honest' on issues, but skipped online gambling ban
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 Cayetano: SONA was 'bluntly honest' on issues, but skipped online gambling ban Senator Alan Peter Cayetano on Monday said that while it's impossible to cover all of the country's issues in the...
EDCOM 2: ECCD Council, LGUs sign agreement to establish more than 300 child dev't centers nationwide
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 29, 2025 EDCOM 2: ECCD Council, LGUs sign agreement to establish more than 300 child dev't centers nationwide The Early Childhood Education and Development (ECCD) Council today signed a memorandum of...
Zubiri: Statement on the resolution asking the SC to reconsider its decision
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 ZUBIRI: STATEMENT ON THE RESOLUTION ASKING THE SC TO RECONSIDER ITS DECISION I respect the views of my colleagues who are pushing for the Senate resolution asking the Supreme Court to effectively...
Japan Hands Over Used Naval Vessels to Philippines
MENAFN
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July 7, 2025
(MENAFN) The Philippines confirmed on Sunday that Japan will be handing over several of its pre-owned naval vessels to Manila as part of efforts to strengthen deterrence and response capabilities, according to a state-run news agency. The...
Transcript of Sen. Pia Cayetano's manifestation EDCOM report (Privilege Speech of Sen. Bam Aquino)
Senate of the Philippines
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July 30, 2025
PHILIPPINES, July 30 - Press Release July 30, 2025 TRANSCRIPT OF SEN. PIA CAYETANO'S MANIFESTATION EDCOM REPORT (PRIVILEGE SPEECH OF SEN. BAM AQUINO) Thank you, Mr. President. The Majority Floor Leader is correct. This is not an interpellation,...
Ex-Philippine President Ends Effort to Remove ICC Judges
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has decided not to pursue further action regarding his request to disqualify two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges in a high-profile crimes against humanity case, his legal counsel...
Ex-Leader of Philippines not to move forward to disqualify two ICC judges
MENAFN
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July 6, 2025
(MENAFN) Rodrigo Duterte, the former president of the Philippines, has decided not to pursue further efforts to disqualify two International Criminal Court (ICC) judges involved in the case accusing him of crimes against humanity, according to his...
Deputy Minister Thandi Moraka: International Relations and Cooperation Dept Budget Vote 2025/26
South African Government
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July 4, 2025
Honourable Speaker / House Chair, Honourable Minister Lamola and Deputy Minister Botes, Chair of the Portfolio Committee on International Relations, Hon. Mahumapelo, Honourable Members, Senior Officials of DIRCO led by Director-General Zane...
10+ Top Government Voices to Drive National Cybersecurity Dialogue at Philsec 2025
EIN Presswire
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July 3, 2025
MANILA, PHILIPPINES, July 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- At a time when one in four Filipino companies is getting exposed to cyber-attacks, the Philippines government is actively enacting laws and policies to recognize the growing significance of...
LeapOut Launches Under Armour Philippines' Game-Changing Shopify Plus Website
EIN Presswire
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July 3, 2025
PASIG CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES, July 3, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- LeapOut, the Philippines’ leading digital commerce and Shopify Plus agency, today proudly announced the successful launch of Under Armour Philippines' revolutionary...
Trump Secures Trade Agreement with Pakistan
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN) U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that his administration has secured a trade agreement with Pakistan, marking a key development in a wave of ongoing negotiations with multiple countries. Talks are advancing ahead of his...
【The Spice of Life: Macao’s Culinary Connections】“International Gastronomy Forum, Macao” will convene in mid-July
Macao Government News
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July 3, 2025
MACAU, July 3 - The “2025 International Cities of Gastronomy Fest, Macao” (referred to as the “Fest”) will be held at Roman Amphitheatre Square and Legend Boulevard of Macau Fisherman’s Wharf from 11 to 20 July. As one of the major highlights, the...
Global Times: Japanese organization fights for justice, demands its government to apologize and compensate ‘comfort women’ survivors
GlobeNewswire, Inc.
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July 2, 2025
Beijing, China, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On the first Wednesday of every month since 2005, rain or shine, a determined circle forms outside Osaka Station. Holding portraits of silver-haired women and signs reading "Let us build a society...