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DOF pushes for excise tax on single-use plastic bags

MANILA: The Department of Finance (DOF) said the proposed excise tax on single-use plastic bags (SUPs) will not only generate more than PHP31 billion in estimated revenue but will also help address climate change.

In a statement on Monday, the DOF sa…

374 households affected by recent clashes in N. Samar get aid

TACLOBAN CITY: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has distributed family food packs (FFPs) to 374 families in remote villages of Northern Samar displaced by recent clashes between government forces and rebels.

Each family got two…

Breakthrough visa policies needed to boost tourism: insiders

Hanoi: More breakthrough, open and facilitating visa policies are needed to attract foreign tourists, thus fulfilling the target set for this year, insiders have said.

The Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sp…

Criss Cross’ Jude Garcia takes Player of the Week honors

MANILA: For his efficiency and versatile performance, Jude Garcia of Criss Cross earned the first-ever Spikers’ Turf Press Corps Player of the Week for the March 13 to 24 period.

Garcia, who returned to indoor volleyball after playing for the nationa…

BFP ordered to ensure health facilities’ safety vs. fires

MANILA: The Task Force El Niño, chaired by Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., has directed the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to ensure the protection of all public hospitals and health facilities in the country from fires.

“During the presiden…

Strong solar flares might cause temporary radio blackouts: Report

ANKARA: Strong solar flares have the potential to cause radio waves to lose energy or even be absorbed, resulting in a “radio blackout,” the Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder (SWPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA…

FDA warns public vs. false endorsements of health products

MANILA: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday warned the public over false endorsements of health products through social media platforms.

‘The FDA reiterates that its officials and employees are without any color of right or authority to …

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