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House approves child car seat bill on final reading

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading a bill which seeks to provide special protection of child passengers in motor vehicles. Voting 225-0, lawmakers...

DILG: Barangays won’t be used for Dengvaxia mess ‘cover-up’

MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) would not allow the barangay to be used for any “cover-up” in the issue of Dengvaxia vaccine, said DILG Undersecretary...

SC junks plea to clarify Congress voting on Cha-cha

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) dismissed the petition filed by a law professor seeking to clear things over conflicting positions of the House of Representatives, the Senate and other stakeholders...

AFP vows to uphold human rights in wake of SC ruling

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) assured the public that it would perform its security duties in the war-torn region with respect to Human Rights and International Human...

SolGen lauds SC decision on martial law extension in Mindanao

MANILA -- The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) decision affirming the constitutionality of the full-year extension of martial law and the suspension of...

Alvarez: Federalism can solve regional disparities

MANILA -- House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday assured that the regional development gap in the country could be narrowed under a federal setup with the rich regions aiding poor regions...

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