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Con-com tackles distribution of powers in a federal setup

MANILA -- An entire week would be allotted to deliberations on the distribution of powers among the three branches of the federal government, the Consultative Committee (Con-com) said Tuesday. In a statement,...

10 PDEA agents complete training on X-ray cargo screening

MANILA -- Ten agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) have completed a five-day training on X-ray cargo screening in Pasay City. In a statement Tuesday, PDEA Director General Aaron N....

QC police chief sacked as cop tests positive for drugs

MANILA -- A police chief in Quezon City has been relieved from his post after one his men tested positive for drugs in a surprise drug test conducted in Camp Karingal. In...

DOH to send teams to NegOr to check measles outbreak

MANILA -- The Department of Health (DOH) would be sending medical teams to one city and six municipalities in Negros Oriental to look into reported cases of measles following the declaration...

Anti-big-scale mining coalition seeks mining law repeal

MANILA -- Anti-big-scale mining group Alyansa Tigil Mina (ATM) is urging the government to replace Republic Act 7942 or the Philippine Mining Act of 1995 with a law that is "pro-Filipino...

Every nation has right to beef up its defense capabilities

MANILA -- Every nation has the right to beef or ramp up its defense spending. This was the response of Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Arsenio Andolong when sought for a...

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