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With the ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators in effect, the Office of the Solicitor General will start the proceedings for the seizure of their illegally acquired real properties and other assets in the country, as well as the cancellation of fraudulent birth certificates issued to their foreign owners.

The Government Service Insurance System (GSI has set aside nearly P8.6 billion worth of emergency loans for members and pensioners in Luzon affected by various typhoons.

The World Bank plans to double its commitment to the agribusiness sector to $9 billion each year by 2030 as part of a push to create jobs in developing economies, the bank’s president said.

Extending the Rice Tariffication Law's Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund for another six years and tripling its annual funding to P30 billion is “no gift” for a farmers’ group. 

Opposition lawmaker Sen. Risa Hontiveros welcomed the Office of the Solicitor General’s move to purge the country of foreigners using fake birth certificates, reiterating that these fraudsters are still out there.