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Palace to celebrate signing of BOL

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Roa Duterte will lead a ceremony on Monday, August 6, to mark the passage of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), a landmark law that will give meaningful autonomy...

PH’s largest Catholic women’s group launches 2019 centennial year

MANILA — The Catholic Women’s League (CWL), the largest Catholic women’s organization, launched on Saturday the celebration of the group's centennial year in 2019. The launch kicked off with a concelebrated mass at...

PH Navy head meets with Russian counterpart

MANILA -- In line with ongoing efforts to interact more with its foreign naval counterparts, Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-command, Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad, met with Russian Navy head Admiral Vladimir Ivanovich Korolev...

PH assumes coordinatorship for ASEAN-China Dialogue

MANILA -- The Philippines has officially taken over from Singapore the role of country coordinator for the China-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dialogue. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Elmer Cato...

PH envoy nominated for top WHO post

MANILA — The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially included Dr. Susan Mercado, a Filipino public health specialist, in its list of nominees for the WHO-Western Pacific regional director position. The Philippines nominated...

Napoles’ daughter returns to PH

MANILA -- The daughter of alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles, who was indicted for allegedly conspiring to illegally transmit government funds worth USD20 million to the United States, has...

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