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2 days ago · THE introduction of new polymer banknotes is a significant step in reducing counterfeiting risks, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said. The central bank earlier this month launched 500-, 100-, and 50-piso polymer bills, adding to the 1,000-piso plastic note that was introduced in April 2022.
Labor restless despite wage increases | The Manila Times
1 day ago · ON Labor Day this year, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. directed the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productive Boards (RTWPBs) to review the minimum wage amid complaints from organized labor groups about stagnant salary growth. The president also instructed the National Wages and Productivity ...
Cleaning up the budget | The Manila Times
2 days ago · THE General Appropriations Act (GAA), popularly known in journalese as the national budget, is the one yearly legislation regularly enacted by Congress without which the government cannot continue to exist. It defines the sources of official funds and the spending program of the government. No matter what other important measures Congress may enact, the government will not stand without it.
Bread or missiles? A critical look at defense priorities amid PH's ...
1 day ago · UNDER President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has expressed interest in acquiring advanced weapons systems, such as the US-made Typhon mid-range missile system. This system, capable of launching Standard Missile-6 and Tomahawk missiles with ranges of approximately 240 kilometers (km) and over 1,500 km, respectively, is intended to bolster the ...
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We have reached point of no return | The Manila Times
Nov 28, 2024 · "I REALLY believe that we have reached the point of no return." This was how Vice President Sara Duterte described on Wednesday the odds that she would patch things up with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who was her running mate in the 2022 elections,