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CBCP provides aid to flood victims

MANILA -- The Catholic Church is providing appropriate assistance to thousands of families that are affected by flooding caused by monsoon rains, which battered Metro Manila and nearby provinces over the weekend. Fr....

DOJ indicts 8 persons on estafa raps over ‘rent-sangla’ modus

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) indicted eight persons for 14 syndicated estafa cases in connection with the ‘rent-sangla' modus operandi which has victimized car owners from different parts of the...

Guevarra orders NBI probe on seized magnetic lifters in Cavite

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to conduct parallel probe in connection with the recent discovery of four magnetic lifters which were used in...

House to probe P6.8-B ‘shabu’ smuggling

MANILA -- The House of Reperesentatives’ committee on dangerous drugs will conduct an investigation on Tuesday into the smuggling of PHP6.8-billion worth of crystal meth or "shabu" into the Philippines. The motu proprio...

Quezon City taps volunteers to aid in disaster ops

MANILA -- Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte on Monday mobilized volunteers to assist in disaster relief operations in the city, in coordination with local government officials. Together with the vice mayor, members...

Federalism to speed up E. Visayas infra, tourism, economic devt

MANILA --- A change in the government system can fix the slow development of Eastern Visayas, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said. “When power is brought...

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