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Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan on Friday said the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board has approved six other key projects, including the proposal to raise the fund for the rehabilitation of Metro Rail Transit ...

POPCOM reports decrease in number of newborns
The decrease in total fertility or the number of newborns in the Philippines is seen by the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) as a "demographic opportunity" to accelerate the economy, according to a report by Philippine...

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The cost of damage to agriculture and infrastructure due to heavy rains and floods caused by the low pressure area, shear line and northeast monsoon that battered the country since Jan. 2 had exceeded PHP1.5 billion, the Office of Civil Defense (OCD)...

245 drug suspects, wanted persons in QC arrested
The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) announced on Jan. 30 the arrest of 245 drug suspects and wanted persons in its one-time big-time operations conducted from Jan. 23 to 29, according to a report by Manila Bulletin. QCPD Director Nicola...