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DOT targets 5k Boracay hotel rooms ready on Oct. 26

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) targets to have at least 5,000 Boracay hotel and resort rooms opened on October 26. "Our target really is to have 5,000 rooms to be opened...

DOT apologizes to tourists affected by NAIA runway mishap

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) has apologized to local and foreign tourists affected by the flight cancellations and delays at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after a Xiamen Air...

Election watchdog lauds Duterte pledge for clean, orderly polls

MANILA -- Less than a year into the 2019 midterm elections and amid rumors of a so-called “no election” scenario, election watchdog Democracy Watch expressed support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance of...

IBP cries foul over arrest of lawyers in Makati bar search

MANILA -- The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Tuesday slammed the arrest of the three lawyers during search of a suspected drug den in Makati City. “The arrest and detention of...

Gadon lauds graft raps vs. Sereno at Ombudsman

MANILA -- Lawyer Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon on Tuesday welcomed the Department of Justice (DOJ) decision to forward the graft complaint against ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno to the Office of the...

Public warned vs. bogus gov’t procurement website

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday cautioned the public against a website misrepresenting itself as the official procurement agency of the Philippine government. In an advisory, the DOJ said the...

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