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Fariñas declared ‘persona non grata’ in Ilocos Norte

LAOAG CITY, June 27 -- Eight members of the provincial board declared on Tuesday Ilocos Norte Representative Rodolfo "Rudy" Fariñas as “persona non grata”. The declaration stemmed from Fariñas’ House Resolution No....

17,000 gather for Int’l Day Against Drug Abuse assembly in Bacolod

BACOLOD CITY, June 26 -- At least 17,000 participants, including delegates from Luzon, gathered at the public plaza here Monday to mark the 2017 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit...

Ombudsman charges ex-Bacolod congressman for SEA Games fund mess

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered that former Bacolod Representative Monico Puentevella be tried for Malversation of Public Funds and violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices...

ARMM pursues IdoMalPhil trilateral maritime patrols

COTABATO CITY, June 26(PIA)—In a move to boost business confidence in the region, the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) regional government welcome the establishment of the trilateral maritime patrol (TMP)...

NHC turns over centuries-old convent to Siquijor town

DUMAGUETE CITY, June 23 (PNA) -- The National Historical Commission (NHC) formally turned over the newly-restored Spanish era convent of St. Isidro Labrador Parish in Lazi, Siquijor on Friday afternoon. The island-province...

Dela Rosa inspects ‘Maasin’ police station

ILOILO CITY, June 23 -- Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Friday inspected the Maasin town police station in Iloilo which was recently raided by about 50...

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