8-month budget gap swells to P741B due to COVID-19
MANILA, Philippines — A pandemic-induced drop in revenues while the government spent more to fight COVID-19 widened the budget deficit by 1,510.6 percent year-on-year to P40.1 billion in August, the government reported on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. From January to August, the fiscal deficit also ballooned by 515 percent to P740.7 billion from P120.4 billion […] The post 8-month budget gap swells to P741B due to COVID-19 appeared first on Cebu Daily News......»»
Women empowering women
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Amigas group celebrate March Birthdays
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NBI nabs 8 bogus DBM officials
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JK Labajo pauses concert to take care of 2-month-old baby from crowd
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Sarah Geronimo meets with Fil-Am producers in LA
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P1.1 billion released to restore heritage school buildings
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BTr raises P120 billion from T-bond sale
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‘Serenade of the Seas’ arrival restarts Subic cruise tourism program
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Women s Month: Deniece Cornejo urges Filipinas to fight sexual harassment, challenges
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Thousands celebrate Women s Month in Talisay
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Dani Barretto s Women s Month message, shopping hacks
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JK Labajo awang-awa sa umiiyak na sanggol habang nagko-concert
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Is your salary enough?
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Olympic, outreach cap fire prevention month
Olympic, outreach cap fire prevention month.....»»
Revolutionizing women’s healthcare
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CAB: Expect no changes in airfares next month
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Philippine food firms’ sales hit $133 million in Dubai fair
Philippine food companies generated $133 million worth of export sales from a food trade show held in Dubai last month, according to the Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions......»»
Low subsidy forces LRTA to cut budget for train rehab
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Belle Mariano renewed as Shein Filipina ambassador
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