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Leyte’s best festivals to be showcased in Tacloban fiesta

TACLOBAN CITY -- Leyte province will showcase its best cultural-religious celebrations in the upcoming Pintados-Kasadyaan Festival of Festivals. Although only five contingents are joining the parade and ritual presentations on June 27, some...

JMSDF to give PH Navy more TC-90 planes

MANILA -- The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) is inclined to give the Philippine Navy (PN) more Beechcraft King Air TC-90 patrol aircraft, Navy flag officer-in-command, Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad has said. "During...

Update : Privacy Commission backs creation of “privacy-designed” nat’l ID system

MANILA -- The National Privacy Commission (NPC) is backing the establishment of the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys), an official said. NPC Commissioner Raymund Liboro said the creation of a national ID system...

LTFRB opens special permit applications to public buses

MANILA -- The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is now accepting applications for special permits for buses during situations that might affect the provision of transport services to the riding...

MMDA to DPWH: Repair potholes along EDSA

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) is asking the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to repair potholes along Epifanio de los Santos Ave. (EDSA) amid the onset of...

Police hunting poll officer’s killers

MANILA---A gunman known as 'Bayawak' is being sought by authorities in connection with the killing of a local Commission on Elections (Comelec) officer Noel Alvarez Miralles last Monday at Bauan, Batangas. In...

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