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Power in over 93% of areas hit by ‘Ompong’ restored: DOE

MANILA -- The Department of Energy (DOE) reported on Tuesday that electricity in 93.43 percent of households affected by Typhoon "Ompong" (Mangkhut) in mid-September have been restored. Connections have been restored to 2,208,225...

Rizal kin, 6 other centenarians feted in Quezon City

MANILA -- Quezon City is now proud to have an additional seven new centenarians among its more than three million residents. The city government feted its seven new centenarians during its flag-raising ceremony...

‘I have your backs,’ Duterte tells soldiers, cops

MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday reiterated his promise to take care of his soldiers and policemen as he commended them for their efforts in protecting the Filipino people. “As I have...

PDEA-12 personnel test negative for drug use

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Personnel of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 12 (Soccsksargen) yielded negative for illegal drugs use, in a surprise mandatory test on Monday. Naravy Duquiatan, PDEA-12 acting director, said...

Ex-Sarangani exec fined P1K for auditing code violation

MANILA -- The Sandiganbayan has fined a former Sarangani provincial board member with PHP1,000 after pleading to a lesser offense of violating the auditing code. The anti-graft court's 6th Division, in its decision...

DND, AFP can’t find Trillanes’ amnesty application

MANILA -- The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday revealed that their respective internal investigation on the supposedly missing amnesty application of Senator...

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