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House okays bill abolishing Road Board on 2nd reading

MANILA -- The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking the abolition of the Road Board to prevent the misuse of billions of pesos of road users’...

Andanar thanks local, foreign partners for Marawi aid

MANILA – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Friday thanked the government’s local and international partners for their continued support to rehabilitate war-torn Marawi City. “We would like to...

DND reboots procurement for combat helicopters

MANILA -- Following the cancellation of the PHP12-billion Bell 212EPI helicopter contract with Canadian Commercial Corp. (CCC), the Department of National Defense (DND) has rebooted the procurement process for its combat...

PDEA destroys P2.56-B drugs in Cavite

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Friday destroyed some PHP2.56 billion worth of dangerous drugs in Barangay Aguado, Trece Martirez City in Cavite. PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino said...

Aguirre hails arrest of child sex trafficker in Bulacan

MANILA – Justice Secretary Vitalinao Aguirre II lauded on Friday the successful joint operation that led to the rescue of five minors used in child pornography, and the arrest of a distributor...

OFWs affected by Kuwait deployment ban get cash aid from OWWA

MANILA — The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) is set to give cash assistance worth at least PHP2,500 to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the deployment ban in Kuwait. OWWA Administrator Hans...

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