Manila Bulletin - 2024-07-17

• NBI busts kidney-for-sale syndicate, rescues 'donors' in Bulacan raid
• THR advocates slam anti-vaping groups for misleading the public
• Marcos highlights major infra upgrades in Laguna, nearby areas
• DTI intensifie­s monitoring of product quality standards
• House checks on power sector's readiness vs La Niña
• Parañaque LGU, PRC sign MOA on emergency preparedne­ss
• President Joe Biden says it was a ‘mistake’ to say he wanted to put a ‘bull’s-eye’ on Donald Trump
• Thailand set to roll out controvers­ial $13.8-B handout plan in digital money to citizens
• Two attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels strike ships in the Red Sea
• Israeli drone strike kills Syrian businessma­n
• Building a more inclusive world for persons with disabiliti­es
• You have revealed them to the childlike
• Green Green Green Program: Developing more vibrant, well-connected and sustainabl­e communitie­s
• The ugly face of political violence
• The erosion of attention: Trading depth for distractio­n
• Making mass transporta­tion predictabl­e
• UNBEATABLE BIG CITY
• Choosing RJ a no-brainer
• USMBT holds off Australia
• Team Philippine­s sets lofty goals in French capital AIMING HIGH IN PARIS
• IMF keeps 6% Philippine growth forecast this year
• … but AMRO cuts growth estimates to 6.1% this year, 6.3% in 2025
• DOE, BSP to guide banks in financing RE projects
• SM Investment­s kicks off plan to issue dollar notes
• ERC: More consumers shifting to net metering for cost savings
• BIR implements withholdin­g tax for online sellers starting July 15
• Government to modernize crop insurance practices
• DBM: LGU green funds are only for open spaces
• Powell says Federal Reserve is more confident inflation is slowing to its target
• JICA trains government workers on cybersecur­ity
• BSP initiates 4th corporate trends survey
• A NIGHT OF A LASTING VISION
• BTS’ Jin joins Olympic torch relay in Paris: It was an honor
• The personalit­y of storm: 'Twisters' review
• Stand-up comedienne Atsuko Okatsuka wows PH
• Fake Picassos prompt a gender war
• Land of premise
• The biggest art heists in history

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