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The Well-Being of Our People Cannot Be Sacrificed at the Altar of Business Profit – LOPEZ

  Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez on Thursday thanked the President for her reappointment, saying she was grateful for the opportunity to continue the DENR’s efforts to safeguard the environment and that she is still open to working with the mining industry despite its opposition to her reappointment. “I knew […]

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Politics

Support Microfinance NGOs to End 5-6, Loan Sharks – AQUINO

  Senator Bam Aquino called on the government to strengthen microfinance institutions (MFIs) in the country to give millions of Filipinos a better alternative from loan sharks and other informal lenders that burden them with unreasonable and high interest rates. “Dapat palakasin ng pamahalaan ang ating microfinance institutions upang tuluyan nang magwakas ang pagdepende ng […]