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2016 polls: More questions than answers

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has failed to provide answers to alleged irregularities in the 2016 poll elections, a senator said in a hearing earlier this week. In a Senate hearing...

Wage hike ‘imperative’ amid rising prices of goods: SAP Go

MANILA -- Because of the continuous rise in the prices of basic commodities, the need for a wage hike is "imperative," Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go said Friday. When...

House Speaker turns over dredging equipment to Bulacan

CALUMPIT, Bulacan — House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday turned over to the municipal government here brand new dredging equipment that can help address the perennial flooding problem in this town. The turnover...

Comelec to print almost 80K ballots for Marawi polls

MANILA -- Almost 80,000 official ballots are set to be used in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls in Marawi City next month, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said Friday. Comelec spokesman...

158 housing units turned over to Bulacan town informal settlers

BOCAUE, Bulacan – A total of 158 informal settler-families living along waterways and in flood-prone areas in this town now have houses they can call their own. Senator Joel Villanueva, on his birthday...

NHA, HUDCC to build houses for Zamboanga fire victims

ZAMBOANGA CITY -- The National Housing Authority (NHA), in coordination with the Housing and Urban Development Coordination Council (HUDCC), is set to build 404 houses for fire victims in Barangay Labuan, this...

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