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IMPROVED WB RANKING SHOWS RISING BUSINESS CONFIDENCE IN PH – ROMUALDEZ, SALCEDA

Two House leaders said the country’s improved rankings in the World Bank’s (WB) “Doing Business” report is a testament to the rising business confidence in the reforms instituted by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. In the just-released WB report, the Philippines improved by 29 notches, ranking 95th from the previous 124th out of 190 […]

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HOUSE PANEL APPROVES USE OF RICE SUBSIDY TO BUY PALAY FROM FARMERS — ROMUALDEZ

The House Committee on Agriculture and Food has approved a substitute joint resolution authorizing the use of rice subsidy for the purchase of palay from local farmers to protect them from the recent liberalization of rice importation. The still-unnumbered joint resolution is a consolidation of House Joint Resolution 16 and House Resolution 322, that urge […]