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Cavite students attend lecture on illegal drugs, other vices

AMADEO, Cavite -- Students from several schools in this upland town in Cavite province were gathered for a lecture on the evils of vices like smoking, alcohol, and illegal drugs in a...

DOST inks MOA for grants to promising researchers

MANILA -- The Department of Science and Technology has inked a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with young innovators over the weekend, to provide them research grants and stipends. The young innovators were those...

2019 elections will be clean, Duterte vows

MANILA -- The upcoming 2019 mid-term elections will be clean, President Rodrigo R. Duterte assured Friday, saying he will not allow intimidation and vote-buying to take place. “It will be clean. The votes...

Boracay biz groups welcome list of compliant establishments

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- Business groups in Boracay welcomed the initial list of compliant establishments that could open by October 26. In its Boracay Bulletin dated August 31, 2018, the Department of Tourism...

Laoag university to offer 2-yr culinary arts program

LAOAG CITY -- The Northwestern University (NWU) here, starting Monday, will open a two-year culinary arts program for students aged 18 to 35 years. According to Marco dela Cruz, an Ilocano chef from...

Urban poor leaders seek ‘bigger role’ for PCUP

MANILA -- Hundreds of urban poor community leaders have agreed to strengthen the role and expand the function of the Presidential Commission on Urban Poor (PCUP), during a summit in Quezon City...

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