 | BIR to probe rice traders, agri execs
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) will investigate traders and officials involved in the massive importation of rice to ensure that the government gets its fair share of taxes... (photo: WN / Trigedia) | |
| Agriculture Importation Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Rice |
 | Brace for a fare hike, DOTC tells MRT, LRT passengers
Inquirer | AROUND 500,000 people who take the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) every day should brace themselves for a fare increase. | 'There's no stopping a fare hike,' Transportation Undersecretary Dante Velasco sa... (photo: WN / Trigedia) | |
| Philippines Photos Railway Transportation Wikipedia: Manila Metro Rail Transit System |
 Palace studying rice distribution
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The government is studying a proposal for the National Food Authority to distribute rice to poor households instead of leaving it to rot in warehouses, Malacańang said yesterday.... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) |
| Filipinos Photos Poverty Rice Wikipedia: National Food Authority (Philippines) |
 Peso appreciates as appetite for US dollar dips
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- The peso strengthened further Thursday against the US dollar, benefiting from the generally anemic appetite of investors for the greenback. | The local currency closed at 45.7... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) |
| Investors Peso Philippines Photos Wikipedia: United States dollar |
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 Fuel supply in Metro normal -- DoE
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- The Department of Energy assured the public on Thursday that fuel supply has already normalized in Metro Manila already normalized, after the pip... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba) |
| Diesel Manila Photos Pipelines Wikipedia: Fuel |
 MRT, LRT fare hike first a 'test' for Aquino – solon
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – The proposed increase in the fare of both Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Metro Rail Transit (MRT) could be the first test to President Benigno Aquin... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) |
| Fare Philippines Photos Transit Wikipedia: Manila Metro Rail Transit System |
 Obama not invited for Chelsea Clinton's wedding
The Siasat Daily | Washington, July 29: Chelsea Clinton's marriage Saturday is the hottest ticket in town, but President Barack Obama would have to give a miss to what is being called the... (photo: AP / J. Scott Applewhite) |
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 Ombudsman suspends Comelec execs
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines -- The Office of the Ombudsman preventively suspended officials of the Commission on Elections in connection with the canceled award to OTC Paper Su... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
| Comelec Manila Ombudsman Photos Wikipedia: Commission on Elections (Philippines) |
 Arroyo exec defends surplus rice imports
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – Importing rice was a 'policy call' of the previous administration to ensure an adequate supply of the staple in the country so that Filipinos will... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) |
| Imports Philippines Photos Rice Wikipedia: National Food Authority (Philippines) |
 Pagcor probe pushed in House
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines – Multimillion-peso anomalies have allegedly hounded the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) and the House of Representatives wants... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
| Administration Anomalies Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation |
 Most Filipinos give high rating for automated polls—SWS
Inquirer | MANILA, Philippines—The majority of Filipinos were satisfied with the conduct of the country's first-ever automated elections, according to a recent survey by the Socia... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) |
| Elections Philippines Photos Population Wikipedia: Filipino people |
 Another firm joins Laiban bid
Malaya BY JOHN POQUIZ | Another company has expressed interest in matching the separate proposals of San Miguel Corp. and of the two metropolitan water concessionaires to undert... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) |
| Bidding Construction Philippines Photos Wikipedia: Dam |
