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PAL to Cebu passengers: Get to airport early on Sept. 20-26

MANILA -- Philippine Airlines is advising passengers using the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to head there earlier to avoid traffic on Sept. 20-26, as the bridge on the way would be...

Piñol takes up NFA challenge

MANILA -- Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol is set to face issues hounding the National Food Authority (NFA) head-on and even sieve out unscrupulous officials to improve the agency's performance and ease the...

Pimentel questions House’s ‘rescission’ of Road Board abolition bill

MANILA -- Senator Aquilino "Koko" Pimentel III has described as "legally questionable" the House of Representatives' "rescission" of an already-approved equivalent bill, also providing for the Road Board's abolition. Pimentel has called for...

Let people fire ‘MIA’ mayors: Angara

MANILA – Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday said government should maintain its focus on helping the victims of Typhoon Ompong and leave to the people the dismissal of the 10 mayors who...

DPWH ‘confident’ to finish Boracay road rehab on time

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- With only over a month left before the reopening of this resort-island, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) remains confident that it can complete its target...

DA’s control over NFA seen to curb rice woes

PALO, Leyte -- National Food Authority (NFA) officials said President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to return the grains agency’s supervision to the Department of Agriculture (DA) will help resolve rice supply woes. NFA Regional...

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