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Duterte forms 3-man team to dialogue with religious sector

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a three-man team to initiate dialogue with the Catholic Church and other religious sectors to tackle several issues between the religious sector and the...

Zamboanga del Norte town mayor denies murder allegation

SIAYAN, Zamboanga del Norte--The town mayor here has denied any hand in the murder of her own relative because of a supposed land dispute. Mayor Flora Villarosa on Tuesday said she has...

NCCA fetes over-a-century-old traditional Kalinga tattooist

TABUK CITY, Kalinga -- The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) conferred on Apo Whang-od, Kalinga’s oldest living tattoo artist, the “Dangal ng Haraya” award on Monday. NCCA Executive Director Virgilio...

AirAsia to suspend KL-Davao flight effective August

DAVAO CITY – After six months of flying four times a week from Kuala Lumpur to Davao City, AirAsia announced on Tuesday the suspension of the direct flights effective on August 21. “AirAsia...

PNP holds off internal security operations in Mimaropa

CAMP EFIGENIO NAVARRO, Calapan City -- The Regional Director of the Police Regional Office Mimaropa, Chief Supt. Emmanuel Luis Licup, suspended all Internal Security Operations (ISO) of all mobile and public safety...

CHR exec: Anti-‘tambay’ ops need clear-cut guidelines

DUMAGUETE CITY -– The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) in Negros Oriental, headed by Dr. Jesus Cañete, has emphasized the need for clear-cut guidelines in the implementation of Oplan RODY (Rid the...

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