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LTFRB unfazed by protests to stop PUV modernization

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has reiterated its commitment to implement the Public Utility Modernization Program (PUVMP) as members of the militant transport group Piston staged another...

Malacañang welcomes any probe on anti-loitering drive

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said it would welcome any congressional investigation on the government’s anti-tambay (loiterers) campaign. “Congress has the power to have that kind of investigation, especially since it will be...

Budget deficit climbs in January-May 2018

MANILA -- The country's budget deficit in the first five months of the current year has more than doubled compared to the same period in 2017, the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) reported...

8 MSMEs to get research, production equipment from DTI

DAGUPAN CITY -- Eight micro small and medium enterprise (MSMEs) organizations in the province will soon receive production and research equipment from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) under its Shared...

Hospital activities sector employs highest number of workers

MANILA -- Hospital activities registered the highest number of establishments and recorded the largest share in total employment among the human health and social work activities sector, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)...

Duterte’s remarks about God just ‘personal belief,’ Palace defends

MANILA -- Malacañang officials on Monday defended President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s remarks about God, stressing that it was his “personal belief” which he, and anyone else, had the right to express. While mentioning...

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