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doon pati [and] one company was deployed there,” he added.

With the alignment of state security forces in the area, authorities are ensuring that the threat will be diffused, the PNP chief said.

In a statement, PRO BAR chief Police Brigadier General Allan Nobleza said an alleged leader of the Dawlah Islamiyah made the threat on social media.

“The National Government, especially the leadership of the PNP, is very much concern about the security and safety of the people of Marogong, considering that the threat posed by DI-MG in this municipality is very eminent because of the pronouncement through the social media of the leader of DIMG,” Nobleza said without elaborating on the threat.

“We have deployed additional troops to oversee the peace and order in the area,” he added.

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under the Medium Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF), will generate around PHP145.5 billion additional revenues from 2024 to 2028.

“The proposed tax revenue measures under the MTFF such as Package 4 or the Passive lncome and Financial lntermediary Taxation Act, VAT on digital service providers, and excise taxes on single-use plastics and pre-mixed alcohol are currently being deliberated and discussed at the House of Representatives and Senate, and expected to be implemented starting 2024,” Diokno said.

Broken down, the government expects to collect PHP29.1 billion in 2024; PHP29.5 billion in 2025; PHP29.4 billion in 2026; PHP29.1 billion in 2027; and PHP28.5 billion in 2028.

“The MTFF is the administration’s plan to promote fiscal sustainability and reduce the fiscal deficit while enabling economic growth,” Diokno said. (PNA)

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The report should include recommendations on short, medium, and long-term measures to manage inflation.

EO 28 also tasks the IAC-IMO to formulate and maintain a dashboard containing relevant information on prices, as well as the supply and demand for food and energy commodities.

Reorganization of EDC

Meanwhile, the new EO reorganizes and renames the EDC as EDG to ensure that the integration of programs, activities, and priorities toward sustained economic growth remains “efficient and effective.”

Under EO 28, the EDG will also be co-chaired by NEDA and DOF secretaries.

Members of EDG include the head of Presidential Management Staff and the secretaries of Agriculture, Budget, Energy, Information and Communications Technology, Interior and Local Government, Labor, Public Works and Highways, Science and Technology, Trade, Transportation, and Tourism departments.

“In view of the increasing prices of key commodities, particularly food and energy resources, the creation of an advisory body to the EDC, tasked to directly address inflation, will strengthen concerned Police Provincial Offices (PPOs) and Crime Prevention Officers (CPOs) in enhancing and firmly establishing patrol operations as the nucleus of all police operations in the police stations.

Among the SOPs is upon entry, the Regional Personnel and Records Management Division (RPRMD) shall ensure that all police officers with the rank of patrolman and corporal shall remain to be assigned to the patrol unit. They can only be assigned to other units after serving at least three years as patrol officers and similar field functions and only after they have acquired and shown proficiency in patrol operations and other basic police functions.

In his message during the launch, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Benjamin Acorda Jr. emphasized that the PNP shall be relentless in the anti-criminality campaign through intensive police visibility and sincere police presence.

He also declared that the PNP will not rest until every Filipino feels safe and secure at home, on the streets, and in their places of work.

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“What we did was to allow 100 percent foreign equity in RE, including offshore wind. Before it was 60-40 so somehow, that hinders them from [entering in the country],” he said.

Aside from RE, Rodolfo said most of the investments that are in the pipeline will be invested in the telecommunications sector.

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The project will also provide potable water systems and post-harvest facilities such as storage units and trading posts, and support the development of agriculture and fishery enterprises in selected ancestral domains, integrating natural resource management and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, as well as adopting indigenous knowledge, systems, and practices to ensure sustainability and build climate resilience.

“Investments in infrastructure would improve access to all-weather roads which is expected to facilitate women’s access to health care, childbirth facilities and hospitals, social services, and education,” said World the EDC, and reinforce existing government initiatives aimed to improve the economy and the quality of life of the Filipino people,” EO 28 read.

The EDG will be responsible for harmonizing, coordinating, complementing, and synergizing efforts to ensure the country’s rapid, inclusive, and sustained growth, according to the EO.

EO 28 mandates the EDG to promote an environment conducive to the growth and competitiveness of private enterprises and the creation of jobs that will empower people and provide them with opportunities to rise above poverty.

The EDG should also improve farms and rural enterprises, as well as trade policies vital to achieving food security and more equitable economic growth.

It is also directed to mitigate wild postseason ride that already includes five wins when facing elimination — twice in the East semifinals after falling behind 3-2 to the 76ers, and now three straight times against the Heat.

The Celtics are 27-9 in Game 7s and have won their last four — including a 112-88 win against Philadelphia in the previous round that featured Tatum breaking out for 51 points, the most in a Game 7 in NBA history. Boston also beat the Heat in Game 7 in Miami in last year’s East finals when Jimmy Butler missed what would have been a go-ahead 3-pointer with about 17 seconds left.

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Revised Penal Code, if committed by a syndicate consisting of five or more individuals if the defraudation results in the misappropriation of money solicited by corporations/associations from the general public.”

“The totality of the testimonies of the witnesses, documentary evidence on record, and findings of the SEC all point to both accused Garcia and [Auditor] as the perpetrators of a grand scheme to defraud investors of their investments in their company, Rigen Marketing,” the court ruled.

Meanwhile, Rosenda Colorines Garcia, Christine Palijo, Romen Samuel Wabina, and Jemeilyn Tacay, who are all suspects of the same crime, are still at large.

It can be recalled that SEC has already warned the public not to invest in Rigen Marketing through a notice published on its website on May 24, 2019.

On June 11, 2019, the commission issued a cease and desist order, directing the group to cease its investment development activities if it does not obtain the necessary licenses from the commission.

The commission is actively prosecuting 375 individuals in 56 cases for violations of Republic Act No. 8799 or the Securities Regulation Code, and three cases for violations of the Revised Penal Code.

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Bank senior agriculturist Mio Takada.

“Prioritizing support to women’s groups and provision of associated skills training will expand economic opportunities for women, improving household incomes, and women’s welfare,” Takada added. (PNA) inflation and ensure food and energy security, while balancing the interests of producers, consumers, and the economy.

It should also undertake research and development that are relevant to and supportive of the requirements of micro, small, and medium scale enterprises and for national industries.

It is also tasked to improve national productivity and competitiveness of domestic products and services, as well as ensure deep and wide distribution of economic opportunities and benefits to the Filipino people.

To avoid duplication of efforts and forum shopping, EO 28 instructs the EDG to defer to the NEDA Board on matters within its primary purview and its inter-agency committees, pursuant to EO 230 inked in 1987. (PNA)

The Heat are 6-5 all-time in Game 7s, losing their last two. Miami is 0-2 when facing such a game on the road.

The winner of Sunday’s matchup will advance to face the Western Conference champion Denver Nuggets in the NBA Finals.

Despite being denied a finals berth in three straight games, Miami coach Erik Spoelstra said his message to the team after Saturday’s loss was just to focus on the next game. Let the past be the past.

“Let’s just rally around each other,” Spoelstra said. “These are emotional games and things can swing in that Game Seven. The pressure can go back and forth in Game 7s quite a bit. We’re not going anywhere.”

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But what may be most concerning for the Heat heading into Monday is the Celtics — typically reliant on their ability to make 3-point shots — were able to pull out Saturday’s win despite making a playoff-low 7 of 35 attempts from deep.

In addition, until Butler’s incredible flurry of 10 points in just over two minutes to put the Heat in front, he was mostly a non-factor on a night in which he went just 5 of 21 from the field. Over the past three games Butler has shot a combined 19 of 55.

He said it hasn’t shaken his resolve to do what he can to prevent what would be a disappointing finish for Miami.

“You’re going to get the same test until you pass it, I swear,” Butler said. “We were in this same position last year. We can do it. I know that we will do it. We’ve got to go on the road and win in a very, very, very tough environment.”

That environment just happens to be the city that is home to the first — and still only — team in Major League Baseball history to pull off a 3-0 series comeback.

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That squad, the 2004 World Series champion Red Sox, rallied from that hole in the American League Championship Series against the rival New York Yankees.

David Ortiz, the 2004 ALCS MVP, said it makes sense that the Celtics are in position to pull off what has previously been unthinkable.

“Yeah, and there’d be no better time than this one for that happen,” Ortiz said in an interview with The Associated Press. “If you do it in basketball, it’s got to be the same city.”

The Celtics are just 5-5 at home during these playoffs, but there is no place there would rather be with their season on the line.

“It’s going to be huge. The best two words in sports is ‘Game 7,’” Brown said. “And our home crowd, I know they’re going to bring the energy. So, I’m excited.”

There was no word on the status of Boston guard Malcolm Brogdon for Game Seven. The NBA Sixth Man of the Year missed Saturday night’s win with a right forearm strain. Boston’s reserves were outscored 22-11 in Brogdon’s absence. Robert Williams III went to the locker room late in the second quarter with a left wrist injury, but he returned in the second half and finished with 10 points and seven rebounds in 17 minutes on the night.