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BFP creates body to probe Manila Pavilion fire incident

MANILA -- The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) has formed a group of arson investigators to focus on the fire that gutted Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino in downtown Ermita...

Poe wants creation of transport safety board

MANILA – Following the tragic Occidental Mindoro bus crash, Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday highlighted the need for the creation of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), saying such an agency...

PCSO releases P797.6-M medical aid in February

MANILA -- The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), through its Charity Assistance Department (CAD), has spent PHP797.6 million for the Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP) in February. In a statement Wednesday, PCSO...

Duterte backs 6-month Boracay closure

MANILA -- The rehabilitation efforts aimed at bringing back the pristine waters of Boracay island will take about six months, an inter-agency task force official informed President Rodrigo Duterte. During a League of...

Army supportive of gov’t anti-drug campaign

MANILA -- As a show of support in the government's ongoing anti-illegal narcotics campaign, a total of 28,811 Philippine Army (PA) personnel have undergone mandatory drug tests in 2017. This was bared by...

Lorenzana to NPAs: Lay down arms, help gov’t build better PH

MANILA -- Instead of pursuing an armed struggle, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana urged all remaining New People's Army (NPA) fighters to lay down their arms and help the...

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