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No to guns, yes to martial arts for self-defense: prelate

MANILA -- It would be better for priests to learn martial arts as a method of self-defense instead of arming themselves, a Catholic prelate said Monday. “I think that is okay, you have...

NBI nabs 2 suspects in killing of US Marine

MANILA -- The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Monday presented two persons implicated in the 2012 killing of United States Marine George Anikow in Makati City. Galicano Datu III, 28, and Cripin...

4 ERC execs ask CA to void Ombudsman suspension order

MANILA -- Four commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) have filed a petition before the Court of Appeals (CA) in bid to reverse the order of the Office of the Ombudsman...

Fox lauds DOJ nod on appeal vs. BI leave order

MANILA -- Sister Patricia Fox expressed delight on Monday over the Department of Justice's (DOJ) decision reversing the Bureau of Immigration (BI) order cancelling her missionary visa and ordering her to leave...

Boracay IPs to get agri land soon: DAR

MANILA -- As President Rodrigo Duterte has envisioned, the indigenous people (IPs) of Boracay Island will soon have their share of agricultural land in the temporarily closed top tourist spot, Agrarian Reform...

10 Nueva Ecija towns now powered with renewable energy

MANILA -- Ten towns of Nueva Ecija province now have electricity from renewable energy (RE) sources. Electricity producer Aboitiz Power Corporation (AboitizPower) and the Nueva Ecija Electric Cooperative, Inc. II (NEECO II) are...

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