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PH economic freedom ranking ‘significantly better’

MANILA -- The Philippine Embassy in Washington DC cited the country's “moderately free” economic status in the Heritage Foundation 2018 Index of Economic Freedom (IEF) as "significantly better" than the global and...

DFA-Aseana opens Saturday passport appointments

MANILA -- In an effort to meet the huge demand for passports, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that its Office of Consular Affairs in Aseana shall be open to passport...

Drop in common crimes due to anti-drug campaign: PNP

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police has attributed the decrease in common crimes to the ongoing campaign against illegal drugs. "We have to relate this to the anti-drug campaign of the PNP Chief...

Mayon evacuees start decampment

LEGAZPI CITY -- Thousands of Mayon-affected villagers housed in temporary shelters were sent home Friday, February 2, after the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office (APSEMO), Office of Civil Defense...

Duterte unfazed by UP students’ walkout

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte appeared unfazed by the walk-out and the protest of the students of the University of the Philippines (UP) calling for his ouster even encouraging them...

MMDA: Repair of Sevilla Bridge in Mandaluyong to start Saturday

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will be implementing its traffic rerouting scheme for the 17 month rehabilitation and upgrading of the Sevilla Bridge in Mandaluyong City. The partial closure...

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