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Monsoon rains cause knee-deep floods in parts of Metro Manila

MANILA -- Floods in some parts of Metro Manila were knee-deep Saturday, as heavy rains battered the capital region due to the storm-enhanced southwest monsoon. As of 3:30 pm, the Metropolitan Manila Development...

PCOO chief bats for gov’t printing of national ID

MANILA -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Saturday expressed hope that the printing of the national identification cards would be a task assigned to the government and not...

Better quality but less harvest amid higher demand push fish prices

MANILA -- Better quality of harvest and lower production amid higher demand pushed farmgate prices of most fish products in the first half of 2018, the Philippine Statistics Authority has said. In its...

DOJ wants hold departure order issued vs. Peter Lim

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said state prosecutors will ask the Makati City Regional Trial Court to issue a hold departure order (HDO) against businessman and alleged drug lord Peter Lim,...

PH coconut production rebounds

MANILA -- The Philippines produced more coconut in the first half of 2018 compared with the same period last year, on the back of favorable weather, specifically enough rains, and government fertilizer...

PH notified China on working group for joint exploration: Cayetano

MANILA-- Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Friday said China was officially notified of the country's creation of a technical working group (TWG) on the joint exploration...

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