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PH gets bulk of US security funding to Southeast Asia

MANILA -- The Philippines will be getting the largest chunk from the USD300-million security funding of the United States to Southeast Asia, a senior official from the State Department revealed Wednesday. "The Secretary...

DOTr execs try their best to address NAIA runway mishap: Tugade

MANILA -- Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Wednesday said transport officials did the best they could to remove a stalled airplane at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), even as he apologized...

Dismissed Nayong Pilipino execs defy PRRD: Palace

MANILA -- Sacked officials of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation (NDF) defied President Rodrigo R. Duterte by publishing a letter defending their decision to lease its property for a USD1.5-billion casino resort in...

No extension of COC filing for Marawi village polls

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday said there will be no extension of the period of filing for Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for those who would like to participate...

Fiscal in viral traffic scuffle to answer MMDA complaint: DOJ

MANILA -- A government prosecutor seen in a viral video while arguing with Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) traffic enforcers after she was apprehended for illegal parking has been asked by the...

Medialdea: Martial law extension in Mindanao an ‘option’

MANILA -- Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Wednesday said the extension of martial law in Mindanao is an option in the wake of a deadly explosion in Sultan Kudarat. "It's an option," Medialdea...

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