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CA defers confirmation of DOH chief Duque

MANILA -- The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday deferred the appointment of Franciso Duque III as Health Secretary to "give more time to questioning." Senator Gringo Honasan, chair of the CA...

LTFRB reschedules TNVS applications to March 5

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has delayed the applications of new transportation network vehicle services (TNVS) units from February 5 to March 5. This after Department of...

Faithful urged to donate tent materials for Mayon evacuees

MANILA -- The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has urged the faithful to give donations, particularly plastic sheets and plywood, to create tent cities...

Alvarez questions competence of MRT-3 chief

MANILA -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Wednesday questioned the competence of Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Rodolfo Jazmines Garcia as recurring glitches plague the crumbling train system. Garcia came...

Mayon agricultural harm nears P166-M

MANILA -- Agricultural damage and loss from the continuing unrest of Mayon Volcano have reached PHP165.54 million. Some 36,023 metric tons of crops were lost due mainly to ashfall, said Christopher Morales,...

Ex-FG Mike Arroyo allowed to travel to Taiwan

MANILA -- The anti-graft court has permitted former First Gentleman lawyer Jose Miguel "Mike" Arroyo to travel to Taipei, Taiwan from Feb. 2-6, 2018. In the minutes of the proceedings held on...

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