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Bishops’ group welcomes dialogue with Palace execs

MANILA — An official of the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines-Permanent Committee on Public Affairs (CBCP-PCPA) on Friday welcomed the statement from Malacañang that it is open to dialogue with the...

Duterte wants more public consultation on peace talks: Dureza

DAVAO CITY – President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the government peace panel to further engage the public to draw more support for the peace negotiations with the Maoist Communist Party of the...

32 families in Pampanga, Zambales affected by ‘Domeng’

MANILA --- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported Thursday that the inclement weather brought by Typhoon Domeng has so far affected 32 families or 132 persons in the...

234 HEIs push for tuition hike, says CHED

MANILA -- Some 234 private colleges and universities have applied for a tuition fee increase for Academic Year 2018-2019, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reported Thursday. "Minus Region 4 (Calabarzon and Mimaropa),...

PH, Japan exchange notes on 2 new Tokyo-funded projects

MANILA -- The Department of Foreign Affairs and the Japanese Embassy in Manila exchanged notes on a Tokyo-funded flood forecasting system project for the Cagayan de Oro (CDO) River Basin and a...

19 Foreign syndicate members involved in bigtime call center fraud arrested by immigration

MANILA—Immigration Operatives arrested 19 foreign nationals wanted for a myriad of crimes involving drug trafficking and call center fraud in an operation with the Royal Thai Police last June 14 in...

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