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K-12 program to improve quality of education: Briones

MANILA -- Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones has reiterated that the main objective of the K to 12 program is to improve the quality of education in the country...

US Navy 7th Fleet band to do musical outreach in Puerto Princesa

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Far East Edition (FEE), the high-energy, eight-piece show band of the US Navy 7th Fleet, is coming to this city for a public show and musical outreach...

Solon calls for social protection as inflation hits record high

MANILA -- The chairman of the House of Representatives’ ways and means committee on Tuesday called on concerned government agencies to hasten the implementation of social benefits included in the Tax Reform...

PNP chief reiterates support to SAF improvement

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde sees a growing role in the future for the elite Special Action Force (SAF) which celebrated its 35th founding anniversary Tuesday...

P74.8-M shabu seized in separate ops in Parañaque, Cavite

MANILA -- Operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) seized suspected shabu worth PHP74.8 million in separate “controlled delivery” operations in Parañaque City and Cavite and also arrested four suspects, PDEA...

DSWD eyes to cut poverty incidence by 14% in 2022

MANILA -- The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday disclosed that it is targeting to reduce the poverty incidence from the current 21.6 percent down to 14% by 2022. In...

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