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Defense chief vows return of troops to Samar this year

JARO, Leyte -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has assured the return to Eastern Visayas within the year of four army battalions deployed to Mindanao against rebel and terror groups, in a bid...

Trump: US, Allies Launch Strike Against Syria’s Chemical Weapons

President Trump announced Friday night “a combined operation” by the U.S., France and Britain against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, aimed at ending his government’s use of chemical weapons. As...

Luzon dev’t reflects ADB’s inclusive growth agenda: Dominguez

CLARK FREEPORT ZONE, Pampanga – Development in central and northern Luzon already reflects the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) aspirations for inclusive growth in the region, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has said. In...

PDEA nabs 2 suspects in Malabon ecstacy lab raid

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday dismantled a clandestine laboratory used in manufacturing ecstasy, and arrested two suspected drug personalities, including one Chinese national in Malabon City. PDEA...

House pushes for retirement benefits for OFWs

MANILA -- A House of Representatives panel has formed a technical working group (TWG) to consolidate three bills seeking to provide retirement benefits and welfare assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The...

Marcos lauds PET order denying Robredo motion on vote recount

MANILA -- The camp of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. lauded the decision of the Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), to deny Vice President Leni...

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