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President Aquino swore into office on Wednesday the latest batch of newly appointed officials led by Acting National Economic and Development Authority Director General Arsenio Balisacan, Special Envoys to China Domingo Lee and Cesar Zalamea.
Philippine Coast Guard officials Vice Adm. Edmund Tan, Rear Adm. Cecil Chen, Rear Adm. Lino Dabi and Rear Adm. Luis Tuason Jr. also took their oath that day.
The others are Elmar Ingles, the representative of the Consumer Organizations to the Optical Media Board; and Ferdinand Tolentino, deputy director of the Public-Private Partnership Center.
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Conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) is gunning for higher and ambitious target sales for all units of the group after its President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon S. Ang said on Wednesday their $20
THE International Labor Organization (ILO) on Wednesday said lingering jobs crisis have increased the vulnerability of youth in the Philippines alongside poorer states of Bangladesh and Ghana where m
STERLING BANK, technically a thrift bank but operates like it were a large commercial bank, posted net income totaling P126.31 million in 2011, up seven percent from 2010.
In a report sent by email, St
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) together with the National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and the Globe Telecom Security Group on Tuesday busted a notoriou
MALAYBALAY CITY—Despite the looming power crisis in Mindanao, a tribal community in Bukidnon has been enjoying a continuous supply of both electricity and potable water for several years now.
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