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Palace: Holiday truce with Reds only on Dec. 23-26, Dec. 30-Jan. 2

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday clarified that the unilateral ceasefire declared by President Rodrigo Duterte with communist rebels will not run continuously from Dec. 24 to Jan. 2 as earlier announced. Instead, the...

BOC turn over suspect, P17.5M worth of seized shabu at NAIA to PDEA

The Bureau of Customs chief Isidro Lapeña on Wednesday leads the turn over to the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) the suspect and the approximately 3.5 kilos of shabu or methamphetamine...

Delivery of 2 missile-armed frigates still on track: acting PN chief

MANILA -- Delivery of the country's first two missile-armed frigates, which are designed to be capable of engaging surface, subsurface and air threats, is still on track, acting Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command...

Baguio police gives safety tips to visitors

BAGUIO CITY — The Baguio City Police Office (BCPO) is advising residents and tourists alike to take extra precaution when in public places to prevent being victimized by unscrupulous persons that...

Troops told to stay vigilant despite unilateral Christmas truce

MANILA -- With President Rodrigo Duterte declaring a unilateral Christmas truce against the New People's Army (NPA), the Department of National Defense urged all military to be vigilant and mindful of their...

Alvarez: Slashed budgets of 24 solons reallocated to gov’t priorities

MANILA -- House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday said the budgets slashed from several opposition lawmakers and some members of the supermajority coalition had been reallocated to fund government priorities, such as...

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