PCC sets new thresholds for review of M&A
The Philippine Competition Commission said Friday it began the implementation of provisional thresholds for compulsory notification of mergers and acquisitions. ...
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Cayetano: Look into Bayanihan 2 unused funds
Taguig City Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano on Saturday reiterated his call for Congress to use its oversight powers in addressing ...
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DOH budget 8th biggest among 10 agencies; frontline workers unhappy
Health workers from state hospitals and the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) on Wednesday blasted the government for failing to spend ...
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DoTr pleading for PUV service tack extension
The Department of Transportation is asking Malacanang and Congress to extend the funding for the service contracting program for public ...
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Unspent funds: Double whammy for pandemic-hit Filipinos – Lacson
Filipinos who were hit by the pandemic suffered double whammy as help did not come to them on time due ...
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Budget release process questioned
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday said it is “lamentable” that politics is a consideration in the non-release of ...
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DepEd pressed for full audit of ‘deliverables’
An opposition lawmaker on Monday urged the Department of Education to release a full account of obligated funds under the ...
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Use Bayanihan funds to help poor, farmers – Robredo
Vice President Leonora Robredo on Sunday lamented that there were unused Bayanihan funds that could have helped the poor amid ...
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‘Bayanihan 2 perks still valid’
The law extending the availability of appropriations under Bayanihan 2 expired Wednesday, but Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara stressed Thursday many ...
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As Bayanihan 2 expires, ‘free ride’ comes to end; law eyed to tap funds
Bayanihan 2 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act expired Wednesday with over P18 billion of unobligated funds. FREE ...
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