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Search ops to continue until all victims recovered in Itogon: PNP

MANILA---Special Action Force (SAF) police personnel conducting search and rescue (SAR) operations in Itogon, Benguet are hoping to recover bodies and survivors from landslides following Typhoon Ompong, Philippine National Police (PNP)...

House convenes as ‘Committee of the Whole’ to tackle 2019 budget

MANILA -- The House of Representatives constituted itself as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday to discuss House Bill 8169 or the 2019 General Appropriations Bill (GAB), which proposes a PHP3.757-trillion...

Court orders transfer of road rage suspect to Makati jail

MANILA -- A Makati judge has ordered the transfer of businessman Arnold Padilla from Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig to the Makati City Jail while awaiting trial. In an order dated Sept. 13,...

Parañaque Integrated Terminal set to open next month

MANILA -- The Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX) is set to be operational by October this year. This, as the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a directive that all...

Comelec urges qualified voters to register for 2019 polls

MANILA — Those who are looking to participate in the May 13, 2019 midterm polls only have 11 days to register, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Tuesday. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez reminded...

Palace defers to Congress to settle P55-B ‘insertions’ in 2019 budget

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday deferred to Congress the resolving of the issue on the alleged PHP55-billion worth of insertions in the PHP3.757-trillion 2019 national budget. On Monday, the plenary debates of the...

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