MANILA, Philippines — Over a fifth of the proposed budget for the Office of Vice President (OVP) will be used for its "confidential" expenditures in 2024, the second year in a row that the OVP would be seeking a fund that does not require public disclosure of its accounting, unlike other regular government spending.
After 20 years of holding office along Chino Roces Avenue in Makati City, the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) is moving to the Media Resource Plaza (MRP) building at the corner of Mola and Pasong Tirad Streets, also in Makati City, just two blocks away from its current home.
MANILA, Philippines — The country's universities and colleges may soon be home to tech start-ups focusing on robotics, big data, and artificial intelligence now that the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza) have signed an agreement to establish special economic zones (SEZs) in the land of the academe.
'Baha/ulan ka lang, Pinoy kami,' so goes a popular line. It ceases to be funny, however, when one gets to experience the inconveniences brought about by floods. Even more so when the government slaps anti-poor policies such as fining riders or vendors who seek shelter from the rain under flyovers or train stations like what the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority recently implemented.
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