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Duterte’s 3rd SONA ‘all about the essentials’

MANILA -- Although expected to be a continuation of his two previous State of the Nation Addresses (SONAs), President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s third SONA will be “all about the essentials”, Malacañang said...

Water released from Binga, Ambuklao dams, nearing critical levels

BAGUIO CITY -- The gates of Benguet province's two big dams, Ambuklao and Binga Dams, were opened to release water around Saturday afternoon, as water in both dams was nearing critical levels. In...

Localized peace talks will work: AFP spox

MANILA -- With many New People's Army (NPA) fighters and their supporters voluntarily surrendering, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has expressed confidence that the localized peace talks being pushed for...

Affected-families by ‘Henry’, ‘Inday’ now at 46.8K

MANILA -- Adverse weather conditions brought about by Tropical Storm Henry and Severe Tropical Storm Inday have so far affected 46,877 families in 222 barangays in Ilocos, Central Luzon, Western Visayas, Calabarzon,...

Metro Manila quake drill rakes up 1-B impressions on social media

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Friday gave its personnel a modest 85 percent grade for performing assigned tasks “very well” during the recently concluded Metro Manila Shake Drill...

MIAA bans Queensmen taxis in NAIA

MANILA -- The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) on Friday afternoon said Queensmen taxis are now banned in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), after one of its drivers was found guilty...

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