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Another village councilor gunned down in NegOcc

BACOLOD CITY -- A newly-elected village councilor in Candoni, Negros Occidental was gunned on Tuesday night, three days after a similar incident claimed the life of a barangay kagawad in Pontevedra...

No banks in 70% of Eastern Visayas towns: BSP

TACLOBAN CITY -- At least 70 percent of towns in Eastern Visayas have no banks, making the region as one of the most unbanked areas in the country, according to the...

BFAR, Land Bank to develop mariculture parks in Palawan

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan -- Three mariculture parks are up for development in Palawan by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in partnership with Land Bank of the Philippines...

P118-M farm aid readied for Bukidnon corn growers

MALAYBALAY CITY--The provincial government of Bukidnon has allocated funds for the seed and fertilizer subsidies for the province’s corn farmers, especially the Indigenous Peoples (IPs). Provincial agriculturist, Alson Quimba, said the distribution...

NPA leader moved to Davao to face cases

DAVAO CITY--The New People’s Army (NPA) leader in the Davao region was moved to this city on Tuesday after almost three weeks of treatment for gunshot wounds in the neighboring province...

Guevarra vows to work hard as DOJ chief after getting CA nod

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said he can now fully perform his mandate as head of the agency following his confirmation to the post by the Commission on...

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