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CDO bats for incubation program for MSMEs

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The city government is pushing for an incubation program to support micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and make local businesses more visible.

In an interview Friday, John Asuncion, head of the city’s Trade Investments …

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2 towns in NoCot, MagSur declared ‘drug-free’

COTABATO CITY: The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has declared two towns in Maguindanao del Norte and North Cotabato as drug-free municipalities in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) and the Soccsksargen Region.

In…

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11 dead in Binondo building fire

MANILA: A fire razed a five-story building in a commercial district in Binondo, Manila on Friday morning, killing 11.

Investigators from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) said the fire started at around 7:28 a.m.at the ground floor of the Pingco Bu…

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PBBM names new acting DTI chief

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has designated Trade Undersecretary Ma. Cristina Roque as Acting Secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), MalacaƱang announced on Friday.

The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) announced…

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DOE eyes reserve market resumption on Aug. 5

MANILA: The Department of Energy (DOE) is set to restart the reserve market early this month.

In a statement Friday, the agency said it directed the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines (IEMOP) to coordinate with the Energy Regu…