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Hacienda Luisita complied with land sale revenue distribution: SC

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said the Cojuangco clan-owned Hacienda Luisita Inc. (HLI) has fully complied with its July 2011 order to distribute to more than 6,000 farm worker...

Solon wants blacklisting of village health stations project contractor

MANILA -- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday said he would recommend the blacklisting of the contractor who bagged the PHP8.1-billion Barangay Health Stations (BHS) project over alleged irregularities in the project’s implementation. The...

CIDG nabs Ilocos Sur’s No. 10 most wanted

MANILA -- Police authorities arrested a 21-year-old man who was listed in Ilocos Sur's provincial Most Wanted Persons (MWP) the Philippine National Police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) announced Wednesday. Manhunt operations...

Indicate need for assistance on election day: Comelec

MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded voter registrants to check the box on their application form to indicate whether they would need special assistance for them to be accommodated at...

Ensure baggage free from prohibited items: MIAA GM tells passengers

MANILA -- Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal on Wednesday advised passengers to ensure their baggage are free from prohibited items before checking them in. Earlier this week, a female...

‘Creeping influence of faith’ dampens gov’t initiatives: Duterte

MANILA -- Family planning initiatives and other government programs are being hindered because of the church’s “creeping influence of faith”, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Wednesday. Duterte said although he did not...

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