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PNP chief welcomes bounty vs. militant leaders

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) welcomed the reward offered for information on the whereabouts of progressive leaders, who were ordered arrested for murder. Speaking to newsmen, PNP chief Director General Oscar...

Services sector gets highest daily wage, agri workers’ pay rises

MANILA -- Workers in the country's services sector received the highest salaries among other major sectors as of January, latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The PSA said services sector...

TESDA taps financial institutions to help TVET grads

MANILA -- The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) has tapped some financial institutions to help the agency assist technical and vocational education training (TVET) graduates who would like to put...

President Duterte condoles with families of Basilan blast victims

Zamboanga City --- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Saturday, August 4, personally extended his condolences to the families of the victims of a van explosion in Basilan last Tuesday. At Camp Navarro...

Court orders arrest of 5 tuna canning firm execs

MANILA -- The Pasig City Metropolitan Trial Court (MTC) ordered the arrest of George Sycip, son of the late tycoon Washington Sycip, and four other officials of a tuna processing company for...

Close to 3.5K bets vie for various judiciary posts: JBC

MANILA -- Close to 3,500 applicants are vying for the position of judges in local courts and Associate Justice in the Supreme Court (SC), Court of Appeals (CA) and Sandiganbayan. The vacancies were...

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