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DA exec to animal raisers: Strengthen biosecurity measures

BAGUIO CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) – Cordillera has advised animal raisers to always observe biosecurity measures to protect themselves against animal disease.

Dr. Leisley Deligen, officer in charge of the DA-Cordillera’s regulatory divi…

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BMI: Fed cuts to pave way for peso appreciation

MANILA: Fitch Solutions unit BMI on Thursday said interest rate cuts in the United States will pave the way for a rebound in the peso which has so far weakened by nearly 6.2 percent.

“Constant repricing of interest rate expectations in the US has led…

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City council probes presence of illegal aliens

ILOILO CITY: The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) will convene as a committee of the whole to investigate the reported presence of several illegal immigrants here.

This developed as Councilor Romel Duron pushed for a resolution calling for an investigatio…

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PNP internal affairs body warns vs. poseur agents

MANILA: The Philippine National Police – Internal Affairs Service (PNP-IAS) on Thursday warned the public against individuals posing as its agents to extort money as part of their “protection racket.”

IAS inspector general Brigido Dulay issued the wa…

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Bacolod City eyes P1.7-B local revenues for 2024

BACOLOD CITY: This highly urbanized city is on its way to achieving PHP1.7 billion in local revenues for 2024, from only PHP1.449 billion last year, as a result of increased collection efficiency, Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez said in his State of th…

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DTI to finalize updated AI roadmap within the year

MANILA: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is eyeing to finalize the National Artificial Intelligence Strategy Roadmap 2.0 within this year that will include the sector’s targets on artificial intelligence (AI) contribution to gross domestic p…

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US Coast Guard trains OTS personnel on port security

MANILA: The Office for Transportation Security (OTS) and its security officers participated in the ‘Port Security Management Workshop’ hosted by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) to boost port security.

In a statement on Thursday, Transport Securi…