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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 25) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Wednesday his administration will continue to heavily invest in the agriculture sector's modernization as he targets to boost the exportation of agricultural products.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 25) — Police are hunting down other suspects in the shooting in Cotabato City that left three people dead, including two candidates in next week's Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections.
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 24) — The Sandiganbayan has directed the former chief of staff of then Senator Juan Ponce Enrile to begin her defense in a plunder case on the alleged diversion of a multimillion-peso discretionary fund available to lawmakers, commonly known as pork barrel.
MANILA, Philippines — Manila’s local government unit (LGU) announced that there will be road closures and rerouting for this long weekend in view of the Undas or All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.
THE Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) yesterday denied reports circulating online that the Metro Manila Council (MMC) will implement a 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
MANILA, Philippines — A university in Metro Manila has confirmed that one of its high school students died on campus last week and vowed to be transparent about the investigation into the circumstances behind his demise.
1. San Miguel [SMC 105.30, up 2.5%; 433% avgVol] [link] clarified that its President and CEO, Ramon Ang, made an “indirect” investment in Metro Pacific (MPI) “in his personal capacity”. SMC went on to reveal that Mr. Ang’s investment in MPI was “on the invitation of Mr. Manuel V. Pangilinan”, and that Mr. Ang was elected to MPI’s board of directors at a meeting held on October 17. The original reporting did not mention the size of Mr. Ang’s investment, but did quote a “ranking Metro Pacific source” as saying that Mr. Ang’s investment was a “prelude” to the eventual merger of the SMC and MPI tollroad businesses “that could potentially be a huge initial public offering.”
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 23) – The Philippines contributed $30,000 (₱1.7 million) to the Integrated Technical Cooperation Programme (ITCP) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to fund activities on maritime safety and security, the country's maritime authority said in a statement on Monday.