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NFA fumigates 186k bags of imported rice in Albay

LEGAZPI CITY -- The National Food Authority (NFA) in Bicol bared on Wednesday that 186,000 bags of rice from Thailand still on board a cargo ship in Tabaco City are currently undergoing...

Sicogon Island eyes airport operation this year

ILOILO CITY -- Traveling to the well-known Sicogon Island in Carles, Iloilo will soon be easier and convenient for tourists wishing to visit the island. In a media interview Wednesday, Mayor Siegfredo Betita...

PhilHealth offers benefits for hearing-impaired kids

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is urging hospitals in the Zamboanga region to secure "Z Benefits" accreditation to enable them to offer the program to children with hearing...

1 killed, 8 nabbed in separate anti-drugs ops in Nueva Ecija

CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija -- A 21-year-old jobless resident of San Leonardo town was killed while eight other suspects, including two minors, were arrested in separate anti-illegal drugs operation in Nueva Ecija...

Mayors ‘strongly urge’ SAP Go to run for senator

CEBU CITY — The League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) on Tuesday issued a resolution "strongly urging" Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go to run for the...

Boracay to emerge as ‘peaceful, sustainable’ island destination

MANILA -- The government wants the rehabilitated Boracay to be known as a "peaceful" and "sustainable" tourist site, deviating from its usual party island image, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said on Wednesday. "Definitely...

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