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PRRD still most approved, trusted gov’t official: Pulse Asia

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte remains to be the national official with the highest approval and trust ratings, in a recent Pulse Asia survey, despite suffering a double-digit drop, Malacañang said Tuesday. Results...

House holds marathon budget deliberations to meet October deadline

MANILA -- The House of Representatives is holding marathon deliberations -- even extending the plenary session until the wee hours -- on the proposed PHP3.757-trillion 2019 national budget to meet its approval...

DOJ awaits BI comments, records on Fox deportation case

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has asked the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to file a formal comment on the petition for review of the government's deportation order against Australian missionary nun...

Solon hails PRRD’s move to certify security of tenure bill as urgent

MANILA -- Senator Joel Villanueva on Tuesday lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s certification of the Security of Tenure Bill as a priority measure, saying it is about time for the passage of a...

Duterte certifies security of tenure bill as urgent

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has certified the passage of the security of tenure bill as urgent, in efforts to fulfill his campaign promise of banning labor-only contracting in the country. “Nag-certify...

Palace defers to PNP on Olivar bomb scare case

MANILA -- Malacañang is counting on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to address the filing of charges against pro-Duterte blogger Drew Olivar for spreading a bomb scare on social media. PNP chief Director...

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