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1st Malasakit Center in Metro Manila opens

MANILA — Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence ‘Bong’ Go on Wednesday led the opening of the first “Malasakit Center” in Metro Manila. The center is a program of the Duterte...

MARINA, Coast Guard on alert for ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has advised all ship and boat owners to implement safety measures as Typhoon Ompong (international name "Mangkhut”) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) Wednesday...

UPCAT postponed due to ‘Ompong’

MANILA -- The University of the Philippines (UP) on Wednesday postponed the administration of the UP College Admission Test (UPCAT) on Sept. 15 and 16 (Saturday and Sunday) due to Typhoon Ompong...

Sandiganbayan acquits NegOcc town mayor of graft

MANILA -- For failure of state prosecutors to prove that a municipal mayor of Negros Occidental unlawfully transferred a public health worker from a government hospital to a barangay health center in...

17K councilors unite for PRRD’s federalism push

MANILA -- Almost 17,000 city and municipal councilors nationwide now support the administration’s advocacy for a federal shift. On Sept. 10, city and municipal councilors from all over the Philippines pledged to help...

Ex-NBI exec in Virac drug lab case ordered detained at Makati jail

MANILA -- The Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has ordered the transfer of a former official of the National Bureau of Investigation, who is facing a drug complaint, from the Virac...

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