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• Aboitiz Construction to build warehouses in Consolacion ; Fast Logistics to hire 200 workers upon completion
  MORE THAN 200 skilled workers at peak will be hired as soon as the five ambient warehouse of Fast Logistics Group will be completed in 10 months' time.
• My Bus units ply 5 routes in 4 cities
  MYBUS units have started to travel all five routes that were opened to the transportation operator by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) 7.
• Data is everywhere in the digital world
  Nowadays, doing research is almost synonymous with doing google search. going through the bookshelves to find a book on a specific topic is a akin to finding the right keywords to search on google. doing the latter requires minimal effort, as it can be done anywhere at any time, as long as you have a smart device connected to the internet. In a short amount of time, you get hundreds if not thousands of web pages related to your keywords.
• Controls imposed on truck drivers
  TRUCK drivers delivering goods to Cebu Province must bring a change of clothes and remain in their vehicles as added measures against the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19)
• Daughter of former US intelligence director guilty of murder
  ROCKVILLE (AP) - The daughter of former US intelligence director and former ambassador to the Philippines John Negroponte has been found guilty of fatally stabbing a 24 -year-old man after a drunken argument inside a Maryland home.
• AIRLINES SUSPEND ALL INTERNATIONAL, DOMESTIC FLIGHTS
  LOCAL carriers are temporarily suspending fights following the ''enhanced community quarantine'' in Luzon announced by the Philippine government on Monday March 16, 2020
• DSWD programs, services halted
  MORE than one million beneficiaries in Central Visayas are affected by the temporary suspension of the Department of pension of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) programs and services
• P409 M needed to repair flood-damaged schools
  Up to P409 million will be needed to repair 42 public schools in Mindanao which were damaged by floods caused by heavy rain during the holiday season.
• Marcos: visit good start for Phl-China relations
  President Marcos arrived from his state visit to China yesterday, describing it as a "good start" in the relationship between the two nations and predicting that he would set foot in Beijing again.
• Primary Homes expand in Bogo
  HOMEGROWM real estate developer Primary Homes Inc. (PHI) opened its fourth projects under its Richwood Homes series in Bogo City to continuously provide affordable quality-built homes for growing families
• SEC OKs merger of AXA, Ping An
  The securities and exchange commission (SEC) has approved the merger of AXA Philippines and its subsidiary charter ping an insurance corp.
• Silogan, Cut & Shave clinch playoff slots
  SILOGAN ni Gian and Cut & Shave Lounge are heated to the playoff round of the Upperclass Cebu Basketball league (UCBL) with momentum on their side after the two teams closed the elimination round with wins over their respective opponents at the Cebu Port Authority gym on Saturday, March 14, 2020
• P3.1- M shabu seized in Quezon
  Camp vicente lim, Laguna - Three persons were arrested and 36 sachets of shabu worth P3.1 million were seized in a sting in Lucena City in Quezon Quezon yesterday.
• UFC postponed next 3 schedule
  THE ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has postponed its next three schedule events through April 11, finally giving up on President Dana White's plan to keep fighting amid the coronavirus pandemic.
• Source of corruption
  Getting rid of corruption in government, whether at the national or local, should be the goal of each administration.
• Palawan island resort enhances leisure amenities
  Travelers from all over the world returned recently to EI Nido Resorts' Pangulasian island resort following renovations to further enhance the guest experience
• SEC bars Lotte tender offer for PCPPI shares
  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an order to stop the ongoing ₱4.16 Billion Tender offer by Lotte chilsung Beverage Co., Ltd. for the public shares of Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines, Inc. (PCPPI) due to violantion of rules.
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• BSP eases loan limit for single borrowers
  The Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipinas (BSP) has enchanced the rules on single borrowers' limit (SBL) to allow banks to readily support the financing requirements of the economy
• COVID-hit China readies reopening
  From Sunday, China will end the requirements for inbound travelers to quarantine, the latest dismantling of its '' zero-COVID'' regime that began last month following historic protests against a suffocating series of mass lockdowns.
• Rains to persist due to shear line, LPA, amihan
  The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said the low - pressure area, which was still outside the Philippine area responsibility (PAR) as of yesterday afternoon, was monitored east of Mindanao.
• Bank lending slows as rate hikes bite
  Preliminary data released by the BSP showed that loans released by universal and commercial banks reached P10.64 trillion in end - November last year, P1.28 trillion higher than the P9.35 trillion disbursed in the same period in 2021.
• More BSP rate hikes loom as inflation spikes
  HSBC Global Private Bangking and Wealth chief investment officer for southeast Asia James Cheo said in an online press conference that core inflation in the Philippines is now the highest in the region.
• BBM back PNP courtesy resignations for drug war
  Presidents Marcos support the call for the courtesy resignation of high - ranking officials of the Philippine National Police (PNP), confirming yesterday that it is part of his administration's war against illegal drugs.
• Sports commisioner Bachman commits to improved facilities
  Philippine sports commission (PSC) Chairman Richard Bachmann, from the onset of his administration, has committed to enhance facilities for national athletes as well as PSC's offices. That has been his determined focus in the short weeks. he has been at the helm of the PSC.