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Enrile, Bongbong can’t twist martial law history: Palace

MANILA -- Despite the insistence of former senators Juan Ponce Enrile and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. that no one was arrested during the martial law era, Malacañang on Monday said they could...

Teachers not exempted from 8-hour workday

MANILA -- Public school teachers are not exempted from the eight-hour workday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said on Tuesday. Citing a Civil Service resolution, the department said in a statement that teachers...

SC refers financial advisors’ compensation row case for arbitration

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) has referred for arbitration a collection suit between local and global financial advisers over payment for services rendered in the liquidation of the National Home Mortgage...

Insurgency task force won’t need add’l budget: AFP

MANILA -- The proposed National Task Force to End Insurgency (NTFEI) will not entail any additional budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a military spokesperson said Monday. "The AFP proposed...

NFA Council okays more rice imports

MANILA -- The National Food Authority (NFA) Council has set measures to ensure sufficient and affordable rice as it allowed importation of 750,000 metric tons of rice for sale to markets nationwide...

Ouster plots work of CPP-NPA: Lorenzana

MANILA -- The "Red October" ouster plot, bared by the military over the weekend, is the confirmed handiwork of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People's Army (CPP-NPA), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana...

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