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Garin, Duque, DOH execs seek junking of raps over Dengvaxia mess

MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, his predecessor Janette Garin and 38 others on Monday answered the criminal charges filed against them over the death of several teens who received the...

Andanar sorry for ‘Winston’ gaffe, vows stricter vetting rules

MANILA -- Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Monday apologized to Senator Sherwin “Win” Gatchalian anew for one of his agency’s press releases that got the lawmaker’s name wrong. In...

Lawmaker seeks creation of investments promotion department

MANILA -- A party-list lawmaker is batting for the creation of a Department of Investment Promotion and Development. According to a statement on Monday, AANGAT TAYO Rep. Harlin Abayon III filed House Bill...

Higher peso rediscount rates effective Monday

MANILA -- The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) implemented on Monday (June 25) higher interest rates on peso rediscount facilities, the central bank said in a statement. Loans with maturity between one and...

JBC officially opens application for CJ post

MANILA -- The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Monday officially opened the application for the Chief Justice position, which is now vacant following the ouster of Maria Lourdes Sereno through a...

AFP: Focused-military ops vs. NPA ‘successful’

MANILA -- The ongoing focused-military operations are proving to be successful against the New People's Army (NPA) guerillas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Col. Edgard Arevalo said Monday. This was highlighted...

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