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DOT: Effort relentless in pursuing women-empowering tourism

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) continues its drive to pursue tourism that provides women numerous opportunities, in its bid to make the industry gender- and community-empowered. Tourism Undersecretary Alma Rita Jimenez...

Korean nabbed at Clark airport for illegal drugs, gun possession

CAMP OLIVAS, Pampanga -- Police arrested a Korean national for illegal possession of drugs, gun, ammunition at Clark International Airport in this province early Tuesday. Chief Supt. Amador V. Corpus, director of the...

Classes still suspended in some parts of Luzon due to ‘Gardo’

MANILA -- Some local government units have suspended classes in all levels Tuesday as Typhoon "Gardo" (international name Maria) enhances the southwest monsoon, bringing moderate to heavy rains in some areas in...

BFAR to inaugurate community fish landing in Oriental Mindoro

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture (DA) will inaugurate on Wednesday a community fish landing center and a fisheries office...

Health workers call for P16-K national minimum wage

MANILA-- A group of health workers on Monday reiterated its call for the government to fulfill its promise of ending contractualization and heed its plea to set a national minimum wage...

Kin of slain vice mayor’s hopeful killers known before interment

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The family of slain Trece Martires City vice mayor Alexander Lubigan are putting their full trust on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to resolve Saturday’s ambush incident...

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