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Provincial bus ban begins next week

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start the enforcement of the provincial bus ban along a portion of Epifanio delos Santos Ave. (Edsa) on August 15. “We are pushing through...

Former Marine battalion chief in Palawan wins Metrobank award

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The former commanding officer of a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) battalion here has received one of the 10 Outstanding Filipinos awards from the Metrobank Foundation (MF). Lieutenant Colonel...

No one in Cabinet endorses zero tariff on food imports: Palace

MANILA – Malacañang on Thursday clarified that no one in the Cabinet has endorsed suggestion to impose zero tariff on food imports to curve inflation. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this remark after...

Comelec to hold satellite voter registration in all-girl schools

MANILA -- Students from several exclusive all-girl schools need not go to the Offices of the Election Officer in areas where they reside to register as the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will...

Palace hopes accord on oil exploration ready prior Xi’s PH trip

MANILA-- While there is no specific timeline set for a final draft bilateral agreement on the joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Malacañang is hopeful the document will be...

P500-M budget eyed to power up unserved, underserved areas in 2019

MANILA -- The Department of Energy (DOE) will allot PHP500 million for the electrification of unserved and underserved areas next year, spokesperson Felix William Fuentebella told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on...

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