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MANILA — Kabataan Party-list, the leading youth party-list participating in the coming elections, today announced the Youth’s Choices among the senatorial candidates.

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Philippines: USAID Helps Former Rebels in Mindanao Diversify into Banana Production

MANILA — The American people have introduced 400 former combatants of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) from North Cotabato, Central Mindanao to the production of cardaba bananas, a particular variety of bananas that are in demand by domestic and overseas markets, particularly for banana chips.

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Philippines’s exports up by 10.6% in March, exceed full-year targer

MANILA — Merchandise exports increased by 10.6 percent to $4.6 billion in March from the 7.8 percent growth the previous month. The upsurge brought total export revenues in the first quarter to 13.1 percent or US$12.3 billion, which is within the full-year target of 11 percent.

Data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) attributed that the increase to the growth of semiconductors (14.1%), machinery and transport equipment (8.7%) and mineral products (77.1%).
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