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AFP welcomes relief of erring officials, personnel in health units

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Monday said it welcomes President Rodrigo R. Duterte's relief and court martial order against the commanding officers of the AFP Health Services...

Lapeña rejects quit calls amid entry of P6.8-B shabu to PH

MANILA -- Bureau of Customs (BOC) Commissioner Isidro Lapeña on Monday shrugged off calls for his resignation, noting that his stint as the bureau's head is up to President Rodrigo Duterte. “I serve...

Marikina’s modular tents, disaster response efforts earn praises

MANILA -- In times of disaster, evacuees struggle to get life back to normal and one way to ease their hardship is by giving them humane living conditions inside evacuation centers. Marikina City...

DOJ asks Makati court to issue HDO vs. Peter Lim

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion before the Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) seeking to issue a hold departure order (HDO) against businessman and alleged...

Church body calls for speedy creation of disaster management dept

MANILA -- The National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA)/Caritas Philippines urged lawmakers to speed up the creation of a disaster management department. The social action arm of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the...

Palace seeks closer BOC-PDEA coordination amid drug smuggling

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday sought for closer coordination between the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) after PHP6.8 billion worth of “shabu” from an alleged Taiwan...

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