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2,159 Eastern Visayas villages now drug-cleared

TACLOBAN CITY - At least 2,159 villages in Eastern Visayas have been declared as drug-cleared as of this week, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said on Friday. PDEA Eastern Visayas Regional Director...

Daughter reveals lifestyle of centenarian mom

BAGUIO CITY -- One of those recognized by the Baguio City government on its 109th Charter Day celebrations last Sept. 1 was Agnes Balong, a 100-year-old housewife, who has lived in Barangay...

Gov’t workers can be heroes: Calida

DUMAGUETE CITY – Solicitor General Jose Calida exhorted government workers here to extend genuine public service and to make sacrifices for the good of the country. “We don’t have to die like the...

SolGen to Trillanes: Resign from Senate

DUMAGUETE CITY – Solicitor General Jose C. Calida on Thursday described Sen. Antonio Trillanes as a “coward” and challenged him to resign from his post. Speaking during a forum sponsored by the city...

Presidential son Paolo files libel case vs. Trillanes

DAVAO CITY--Presidential son Paolo Z. Duterte filed a libel case against Senator Antonio Trillanes for maliciously maligning him and the entire Duterte family in a radio interview on DYAB Cebu on...

Navy, looking into cause of flagship’s grounding

MANILA -- With Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (FF-15) safely docked in Subic Bay, Zambales, the focus is now on determining the actual cause of its Aug. 29 grounding...

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