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MWSS open to SoKor wastewater technology project proposal

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS) has welcomed a proposal by Daegu City of South Korea of a government-to-government advanced water technology project in the country. In an e-mail to the...

IACAT files raps vs 2 recruitment firms, rescues 176 victims

MANILA -- The Inter-Agency Council Against Human Trafficking (IACAT) on Sunday said it has filed cases against two recruitment agencies and rescued a total of 176 victims of human trafficking and illegal...

Joma ‘insincere’ in holding peace talks: DND chief

MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has accused Jose Ma. Sison, founding chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), of being insincere for the peace talks to succeed which...

Chinese plane sighted in Davao same as first: Lorenzana

MANILA -- The Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) Ilyushin-76 turbofan strategic airlifter sighted by aviation enthusiasts in Davao City's Francisco Bangoy International Airport Saturday is the same aircraft that landed...

Iceland, 37 others ‘misinformed’ on alleged rights abuses in PH

MANILA -- The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday assailed Iceland and several nations that criticized the country for alleged human rights abuses, saying they chose to...

PNP merely implementing anti-‘tambay’ ordinances

MANILA -- Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Saturday defended the government's drive against "tambays" (drifters) saying the recent arrests by the Philippine National Police (PNP) are...

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