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Metro Manila subway construction to begin this year: Tugade

MANILA -- The construction of the Metro Manila subway, the biggest project under the government’s "Build, Build, Build" program, will begin this year, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade said Wednesday. Tugade...

Puno welcomes Arroyo backing separate House, Senate vote on Cha-cha

MANILA -- Former Chief Justice Reynato Puno on Wednesday welcomed the statement of House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo that the two chambers of Congress should vote separately if it convenes into a constituent...

Honest airport cop turns in bag containing P1.5-M

MANILA -- The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) will recognize an honest airport personnel for returning a bag containing PHP1.5 million left by a passenger, its spokesperson, Eric Apolonio, told...

MIAA chief tightens security at NAIA

MANILA -- Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal ordered on Wednesday an enhanced security at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), following a bombing incident in Basilan on Tuesday. Reports...

Federalism to bring gov’t closer to the poor

MANILA-- Underprivileged Filipinos will primarily benefit when the country finally shifts to federal system of government, an official of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Wednesday. "Well ang...

Firm denies claims of illegally trafficking Filipinos; raps dismissed

MANILA -- The Fahrenheit Company Ltd. (FCL) on Friday denied involvement in the illegal recruitment of 139 Filipino workers on board a cruise ship bound for Micronesia. On July 3, the Philippine Coast...

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