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Protect women — CHR

by Joel dela Torre
from People’s Journal

MARKING the United Nations Day for Women and International Peace today, the Commission on Human Rights called on government to improve protection and programs for the rights of women.

The CHR said … Read the rest

Senate okays amendments to Cooperative Code

Aurea Calica
Philippine Star

The Senate has passed on third reading the amendments to the Cooperative Code that would reform and modernize at least 74,809 operational cooperatives in the country.

Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri, chair of the Senate committee on … Read the rest

Bring down borrowing cost of cooperatives, Palace tells Teves

Iris C. Gonzales
Philippine Star

Malacañang has instructed Finance Secretary Margarito Teves to look into the possibility of lowering the current interest rate for loans granted by the Land Bank of the Philippines to cooperatives.

In a memorandum to Teves, … Read the rest

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