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DILG supports move of mayors on guidelines for class suspension

MANILA --- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is supporting the move of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) to draw up new guidelines for the suspension of classes in...

DOJ files robbery raps vs. 3 rogue cops

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed robbery charges at the Valenzuela City Regional Trial Court against three policemen and their accomplice, who were arrested for allegedly extorting money from...

BI bars entry of blacklisted Aussie professor

MANILA—The Bureau of Immigration (BI) confirmed that it has barred the entry of Australian professor Gill Hale Boehringer on August 8. In a news release issued Thursday, Immigration Spokesperson Dana Krizia Sandoval...

LTO opens extension office in Tawi-Tawi

BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi -- Land Transportation Office (LTO) Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante on Wednesday enjoined the agency’s personnel to work with dedication and commitment as he led the inauguration of the LTO Extension...

CHR probes shooting of ‘illegal gambler’ during police raid

DUMAGUETE CITY – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Oriental is digging deeper into the circumstances behind the shooting of a man after he allegedly attempted to snatch the firearm...

Baguio youth happy with Nat’l ID System but wants data security

BAGUIO CITY -- Young people here are happy about the passage of the landmark law on national identification system, as this would make transacting business with government and private offices more convenient. However,...

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