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 ==[[Philippines News|News from the Philippines]]==
-*'''Govt expected to hit infra spending target'''
+*'''Immigration bureau vows to fast-track processing of departing Filipino workers'''
-*Wednesday, January 2, 2019
+*Thursday, January 3, 2019
-:Government infrastructure spending will likely hit the 2018 target, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said in a joint report, citing the torrid pace seen so far for the year.
+:BUREAU of Immigration (BI) Port Operations Division Chief Grifton Medina has instructed personnel at the departure areas to ensure that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) lining up for immigration processing are given utmost priority.
-:“We believe that NG (national government) disbursements will continue to record growth and that NG will be able to reach its target infrastructure spending of 5.3 percent share to GDP (gross domestic product) for 2018, given the current administration’s active commitment in ensuring a fast delivery and implementation of public infrastructure projects,” FMIC and the UA&P said in the latest issue of “The Market Call.” ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-expected-to-hitinfra-spending-target/490185/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:Medina said he issued the directive in compliance with the order of President Duterte to BI Commissioner Jaime Morente that immigration departure formalities for OFWs be conducted expeditiously and efficiently. The policy move comes days after the BI put into motion 21 electronic gates, or e-gates, at the airport, in order to speed up the processing of arriving passengers ........... [https://businessmirror.com.ph/immigration-bureau-vows-to-fast-track-processing-of-departing-filipino-workers/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
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-*'''PH accedes to Marrakesh Treaty on IPR'''
+*'''Govt expected to hit infra spending target'''
-*Tuesday, January 1, 2019
+*Wednesday, January 2, 2019
-:The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) has secured wider access to novels, textbooks, and other printed materials currently limited in distribution and production by copyright law, for more than three million visually-impaired Filipinos.
+:Government infrastructure spending will likely hit the 2018 target, First Metro Investment Corp. (FMIC) and the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) said in a joint report, citing the torrid pace seen so far for the year.
-:With the accession, the Philippines agrees to provide some exceptions and limitations to rules in its national copyright law to allow converting published works in formats accessible to the blind, visually impaired, and otherwise print disabled persons (VIPs) ........... [https://business.mb.com.ph/2018/12/31/ph-accedes-to-marrakesh-treaty-on-ipr/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
+:“We believe that NG (national government) disbursements will continue to record growth and that NG will be able to reach its target infrastructure spending of 5.3 percent share to GDP (gross domestic product) for 2018, given the current administration’s active commitment in ensuring a fast delivery and implementation of public infrastructure projects,” FMIC and the UA&P said in the latest issue of “The Market Call.” ........... [https://www.manilatimes.net/govt-expected-to-hitinfra-spending-target/490185/<font size=4 color=green>Full Story»</font>]
 ==Independent Philippine Cities==