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Quimbo: Blanks in 2025 budget only for final computation By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu - Reporter / @GabrielLaluINQ INQUIRER.net / 04:59 PM January 27, 2025     Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo | PHOTO: Facebook page of Teacher Stella Quimbo   MANILA, Philippines — Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo has clarified that the blanks in the b...

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Pages: Are you part of the problem or part of the solution?

Every challenge we face presents a choice: to be part of the problem or part of the solution. Often, we avoid this question because it’s easier to point out what’s wrong than to take action to fix it. Yet, our response to problems reflects our character, values and priorities. Being part of the problem isn’t always intentional. It can stem from inaction, misplaced priorities,...

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BPO sector seen to drive PHL growth

  DCSTUDIO-FREEPIK CITIGROUP, INC. (Citi) expects the Philippine economy to expand by around 6% this year, partly driven by sustained growth in the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector. “We expect the growth in 2025 to stay within the 6% handle,” Citi Asia South Head Amol Gupte said in an online briefing on Monday. Citi’s forecast would be at the l...

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Government collects P4.4 trillion in revenues

Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas - The Philippine Star      Business Government collects P4.4 trillion in revenues Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas - The Philippine Star    Last year’s revenues reached P4.41 trillion, exceeding both the targets set by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) and the revised goal under the 2025 Budget of E...

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Philippines to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026 in Cebu

Philippines to host ASEAN Tourism Forum 2026 in Cebu Dominique Nicole Flores - Philstar.com   Department of Tourism Secretary Christina Frasco attends the 12th ASEAN-India Tourism Ministers Meeting in Johor, Malaysia on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Department of Tourism Office of Public Affairs and Advocacy / Released ADVERTISEMENT   MANILA, Philippines — Th...

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Boracay welcomes first cruise tourists of 2025

  Boracay welcomes the first cruise tourists of 2025 By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora January 14, 2025, 2:30 pm Share   X (formerly Twitter) Viber Email CRUISE TOURISTS. Passengers disembark the MS AIDAstella on Jan. 13, 2025 for a day at world-renowned Boracay Island. The post-pandemic return of cruise ships, carrying loads of visiting tourists to the...

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