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22 DA scholars graduate from UP Los Baños

MANILA -- Some 22 scholars of the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) graduated from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) in Laguna on Friday. The students, who took...

1 killed, 8 nabbed in Bulacan anti-drug ops

CITY OF MALOLOS, Bulacan -- A drug pusher was killed while eight others were arrested in separate anti-drug operations in Bulacan, Thursday. Senior Superintendent Chito Bersaluna, acting Bulacan police director, identified the slain...

Bacoor City opens int’l music tilt

MANILA -- Organizers are hoping that participants and spectators of the three-day Bacoor International Music Championships 2018 (BIMC2018) slated on June 22-24 would gain a fruitful experience as musicians from seven participating...

Swapping shoes with the poor, OP’s anti-poverty pledge

MANILA -- Efren is tall for his age. At 8 years old, he towers over his classmates at a local elementary school, a 20-minute walk away from his house in Payatas. His dream,...

4 cops relieved, 2 gang members eyed in tambay’s death

MANILA--Four Quezon City policemen have been relieved from their post following the death while under police custody of Genesis Argoncillo, who was apprehended for alleged violation of local laws against "tambays". In...

Solon calls on PSA to finalize design of national ID card

MANILA -- A lawmaker on Friday urged the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) to finalize the design of the national identification (ID) card and prepare for its production. House of Representatives appropriations committee chairman...

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