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4 CamSur execs suspended for 90 days over travel junket

MANILA -- For their alleged involvement in a travel junket to Thailand 10 years ago, the Sandiganbayan has ordered the 90-day suspension of four officials of Camarines Sur province. The anti-graft court slapped...

DENR-1 to hold ‘plastic-free’ fun run

SAN FERNANDO CITY, La Union -- The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Ilocos Region will conduct a fun run on June 4, in observance of the month-long World Environment...

Korean envoy vows to bring in more tourists to PH

LAOANG, Northern Samar -- South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Han Dong-Nam said they are committed to bring more tourists to the country despite the closure of Boracay, one of the most...

Gov’t breaks ground for Korean-funded Samar Pacific Coastal Road

PALAPAG, Northern Samar -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the South Korean government held a groundbreaking of the nearly PHP1-billion Samar Pacific Coastal Road and Simora-Palapag Road project. DPWH...

BBL to help defeat terror threat: AFP chief

MANILA -- Once enacted, the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) would be a tool to quell terrorism threats, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff General Carlito Galvez, Jr. said. "I was informed...

DOST’s Cavite water test lab passes accreditation review

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite – The Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) has recommended the renewal of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Water and Wastewater Testing...

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