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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
US and PH conduct joint training on anti-trafficking of hazardous materials
From March 24 to 28, the United States government, through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) International Counter-proliferation Program (ICP), hosted a maritime security training to enhance the Philippine government’s efforts to counter the maritime trafficking of hazardous chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Coal curbs PH clean energy shift-ADB
The Philippines and many of its Southeast Asian neighbors have been sluggish in tapping renewable energy (RE), according to the Manila-based multilateral lender Asian Development Bank (ADB).
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Concepcion Industrial Q1 earnings up sharply
Concepcion Industrial Corporation (CIC), the country's leading provider of consumer lifestyle and enterprise solutions, reported a 55 percent jump in consolidated earnings to P287.4 million for the first quarter of the year.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Aboitiz Power's RE push drives group's higher spending this year
Aboitiz Equity Ventures, the investment holding company of the Aboitiz Group, is increasing its capital expenditure budget by 37 percent in 2025 to P105 billion while aiming to raise P119 billion to fund these investments and pay maturing obligations.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Javiniar rules Stage 5
Former waiter from Pagsanjan soloes to victory
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Mirafloreses told to answer disqualification cases
The Commission on Elections has ordered Aklan Gov. Jose Enrique “Joen” Miraflores and his father, former Gov. Florencio “Joeben” Miraflores, to answer the disqualification cases filed against them.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH, New Zealand to sign visiting forces agreement
The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign a defense agreement that will allow the two countries' militaries to conduct exercises in each other's territories, New Zealand's Defense Minister Judith Collins said on Monday, April 28.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
DTI tightens steel monitoring amid 'The Big One' concerns
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will amplify its monitoring of substandard steel products, as they may compromise public safety, especially during natural disasters such as earthquakes.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
2 strong quakes shake Cagayan
Two moderately strong and shallow earthquakes rocked Cagayan province before dawn yesterday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Local absentee voting for May 2025 polls begins
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, April 28, officially started the local absentee voting (LAV) for the 2025 midterm elections, allowing more than 57,000 government personnel and other authorized voters to cast their votes ahead of the May 12 polls.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Valientes, Family's Brand press PBA bid
Now there's Zamboanga Valientes.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Sustainable agri plan downsized
The Philippine government will shell out $7.4 billion, or about P415.9 billion, to co-finance with the World Bank an upcoming program aimed at making domestic agriculture sustainable.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave
The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope Francis on April 21 at age 88.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Norwegian Training Center celebrates 35 years of maritime excellence in PH
The Norwegian Training Center (NTC) celebrated its 35th anniversary in the Philippines on April 24 at the Peninsula Manila Hotel.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bulusan Volcano: Alert level 1 up after phreatic eruption
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has raised the alert status of Bulusan Volcano in Sorsogon from Alert Level 0 (normal) to Alert Level 1 (low-level unrest) following a phreatic or steam-driven eruption early Monday morning, April 28.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Puregold Caps 2024 with impressive growth and worldwide recognition
Puregold Price Club Inc. (PSE: PGOLD), one of the Philippines' leading multi-format retailers, has been recognized by FinanceAsia as one of Asia's Best Companies for 2024, earning a Bronze award in the Consumer Staples category.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Unionbank sees stronger 2025
A boitiz-led Unionbank of the Philippines is optimistic of surpassing its earnings last year, even after reporting a 30 percent drop in net income to P1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2025 from the P2 billion earned in the same period last year.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Lolo Kiko made me proud to be Catholic
As the world mourned the passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday last week and as tributes poured in, there was no doubt how much he was loved - a love so profound for the grandfatherly figure who had comforted the weary and lifted the downtrodden.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Loan growth fuels PNB’s profit jump
Philippine National Bank posted a consolidated net income of P6.1 billion in the first three months of 2025, up by 15 percent against the same period last year due to the increase in its loan portfolio and treasury assets.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Pope Francis' life: A lesson in humility
What can Filipino leaders learn from the life of Pope Francis?
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Petron bonds secure top 'PRS Aaa' rating
Petron Corporation has filed its registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in line with its plan to raise P32 billion from the issuance of bonds.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PH holds maritime operation at Sandy Cay to dispel Chinese claim
The national government completed an inter-agency maritime operation at Pag-asa Cay 1, Cay 2, Cay 3, and its surrounding waters on Sunday, April 27, to debunk the People's Republic of China's (PRC) declaration of sovereign jurisdiction over Sandy Cay in the South China Sea.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Suzuki edges ahead
The race for supremacy in the 11-14 division of the ICTSI Splendido Taal Junior PGT Championship turned into a thrilling showdown, as early Luzon series winners clashed in a high-stakes battle for top honors in blustery conditions here on Monday, April 28.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Brawner to public: Vote wisely on May 12
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Sunday enjoined Filipinos to become modern-day heroes by voting wisely on May 12.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Bulacan jail warden, 3 guards fired
Governor Daniel Fernando suspended the provincial jail warden and jail guards for allowing persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) to go in and out of the Bulacan Provincial Jail in the City of Malolos, Bulacan and appointed the concurrent head of the Bulacan Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) Ret. Col. Manuel Lukban Jr. as the officer in charge of the Provincial Civil Security and Jail Management Office (PCSJMO).
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Fires raze storage facility in QC, warehouse in Caloocan, houses in Muntinlupa
An abandoned storage facility in Quezon City, a warehouse in Caloocan City, and six houses in Muntinlupa City were razed by fires on Monday morning, April 28.
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April 29, 2025
Manila Bulletin
Marcos meets Trump, Biden at the Vatican
President Marcos got to have short exchanges with United States President Donald Trump and former US president Joseph Biden as they attended Pope Francis' wake at the Vatican on Saturday, April 26.
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April 28, 2025
Manila Bulletin
OECD: Align GOCC pay with private sector
Bringing the compensation levels of employees and executives at government-owned and/or -controlled corporations (GOCCs) at par with their private-sector counterparts would help strengthen good governance and financial prudence at state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the Philippines, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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April 28, 2025
Manila Bulletin
PSAC urges faster gov't digitalization
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) urges the Marcos administration to fast-track initiatives integral to the country’s digital transformation, including creating a “Government-as-a-Service” model.
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