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DSWD defends 4Ps against proposed budget conversion
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) maintained that the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) remains beneficial to poor Filipinos. “Pagka tinanggal...
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Rep. Villarin files theft charges vs Labor Usec. Paras
CCTV video captures alleged theft of Rep. Tom Villarin’s cellphone supposedly by Labor Usec. Jacinto Paras.(Courtesy of: Office of Rep Tom Villarin) Akbayan partylist Representative Tom Villarin...
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PhilHealth suggests creation of online portal for unpaid claims
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Tuesday, May 29, suggested the creation of an online portal that will consolidate all unpaid claims of hospitals....
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Operators of old school service vehicles to get 2-year reprieve – LTFRB
An LTFRB personnel inspects a school service vehicle. QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced Tuesday, May 29, it will now implement...
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Duterte certifies as urgent the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law
President Rodrigo Duterte MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 29, certified the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law as urgent following his meeting with the House and Senate...
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DOJ Chief: No need to investigate Calida security firm deals
FILE PHOTO: Solicitor General Jose Calida Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra will not probe government deals won by Solicitor General Jose Calida’s security agency unless there’s a question to the...
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Top NPA leader nabbed in Bukidnon turned over to Davao Police
High-ranking NPA leader Elizalde Tormis Cañete alias Ka Jinggoy (UNTV News and Rescue) An alleged high-ranking NPA leader facing multiple criminal cases was turned over Tuesday, May 29 to the Davao...
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Search continues for cop who went missing during training
PO1 Ralph Reginald Camarillo ( Photo courtesy of: Cavite Police Provincial Office) The joint forces of Cavite Police, Nasugbu Police and the Philippine Air Force continue to search for PO1 Ralph...
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DFA: No Filipino casualty in Belgium attack
Police officers are seen on the scene of a shooting in Liege, Belgium, May 29, 2018. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir The Philippine Embassy in Belgium confirmed that there were no Filipinos among the three...
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Makabayan bloc files bill seeking Filipino citizenship for Sister Fox
Makabayan congressmen filed on Wednesday, May 30, House Bill No. 7806 that seeks to give Australian missionary, Patricia Fox, a Filipino citizenship. This was after the Bureau of Immigration forfeited...
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5 killed in separate buy-bust operations in 3 Bulacan towns
An overnight of separate drug buy- bust operations in three different towns Bulacan resulted in the death of five suspected drug pushers. BULACAN, Philippines — Two drug suspects were killed in a...
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CA confirms Menardo Guevarra’s appointment as Justice chief
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra MANILA, Philippines – After the suspension of the confirmation hearing of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, the Commission on Appointments (CA) has...
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Duterte to submit proposed 2019 budget on SONA day
Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration is eyeing once again an early submission of the proposed national budget on the day of the State of the Nation...
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Commuters’ group to support P1.00 jeepney fare hike
Jeepney MANILA, Philippines — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on Tuesday reset its hearing on the petition of some jeepney groups seeking to increase fare by two...
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Sereno appeals ouster at Supreme Court
FILE PHOTO: Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno MANILA, Philippines — Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno filed an appeal urging the Supreme Court to revisit its ruling granting...
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House passes BBL on third and final reading
MANILA, Philippines —The proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) breezed through the Lower House on Wednesday after it was certified as urgent by President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday. With a vote of 226...
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Airline, shipping firms eye rate increase due to fuel excise tax
FILE PHOTO: (Ryan Mendoza / Photoville International) MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific and the Philippine Airlines seek to reimpose fuel surcharges due to the series of increases in the prices of...
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SOJ to probe SolGen over family-owned security firm’s government contracts
Newly-confirmed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra PASAY CITY,, Philippines – Newly-confirmed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said he will check on the validity of the Department of Justice’s...
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Daanbantayan Mayor Loot recovering after accidentally shooting himself in the...
FILE PHOTO: Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot CEBU CITY, Philippines – Daanbantayan Mayor Vicente Loot is now recovering after he accidentally shot himself in the leg inside his vehicle on Wednesday,...
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Duterte to declare Boracay Island a land reform area
Boracay Island MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte will declare Boracay Island as a land reform area once its rehabilitation period is completed. “I am declaring land Reform in the entire...
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