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Chinese names in PH Rise given without consulting PH gov’t

MANILA -- The decision of a Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)-International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) committee allowing China to name certain undersea features in the Philippine Rise was made without consultation with the Philippine...

PH top officials discuss names on 5 features in PH Rise

MANILA -- Various government officials will meet to discuss possible Filipino names to give to the five underwater features in the Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) named by China. In a message Wednesday,...

Solon urges formation of reintegration plan for 10K OFWs from Kuwait

MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday called on the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to craft a comprehensive plan to reintegrate more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who are expected...

PH’s first transgender solon now an AFP reservist

MANILA -- Bataan 1st District Rep. Geraldine Roman, the country's first ever transgender solon, formally took her oath as a lieutenant colonel in the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reserve units...

Poe hopes arrival of MRT spare parts to end commuters’ agony

MANILA -- Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of MRT-3 spare parts and expressed optimism that the daily difficulties endured by hundreds of thousands of commuters will soon end. “We hope...

Senators call for diplomatic protest vs. China over ‘names’ in PH Rise

MANILA -- Four senators on Wednesday urged the Philippine government to file a diplomatic protest against China for naming five undersea features at the Philippine Rise (Benham) over apprehensions that China may...

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