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Martires vows to address ‘inordinate delay’ of cases

MANILA -- Newly-appointed Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Monday vowed to address the slow disposition of cases filed before the anti-graft body. During the budget deliberations of the House appropriations committee on the Office...

Federalism info drive yet to be finalized: PCOO chief

MANILA -- The information drive on the benefits of federalism in the country is still being finalized, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said on Monday, stressing that other ways...

10-centavo/liter rollback in gas, diesel set Tuesday

MANILA -- A 10-centavo per liter rollback in the prices of both unleaded gasoline and diesel is set to be implemented Tuesday (August 7), even if motorists are unlikely to notice the...

PRRD signs national ID law

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the Philippine Identification System Act which seeks to integrate the various government IDs of all citizens and foreign residents in the country. Duterte...

Pacquiao interprets Bible differently in pushing death penalty: CBCP

MANILA -- An official of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines-Commission on Prison Pastoral Care (CBCP-CPPC) said Senator Manny Pacquiao has a different understanding of the Bible. CBCP-ECPPC executive secretary Rodolfo Diamante...

Health exec calls for vigilance vs. dengue, chikungunya

MANlLA -- The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday advised the public that vector-borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya have already reached its peak season. In a radio interview, Health Undersecretary Rolando Domingo...

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