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PRRD insists to declare ‘entire’ Boracay as land reform area

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday reiterated his plan to declare the "entire" Boracay Island as land reform area after its ongoing rehabilitation. “I do not mean to lord it over...

DepEd Ilocos Norte reiterates ‘no collection policy’

LAOAG CITY—The Department of Education (DepEd) in Ilocos Norte has reiterated its call to all public schools in the province to refrain from collecting money contributions from parents on the onset...

Davao City eyes P8.6-B budget for 2019

DAVAO CITY--The city's total budget next year is projected at PHP8.6 billion, 7 percent higher than this year’s, a City Council member said. Councilor Danilo Dayanghirang, chairperson of the finance, appropriations, ways...

DOH urges parents to participate in ‘Brigada Eskwela’

MANILA -- In response to the call of the Department of Education (DepEd) for communities and stakeholders' participation to Brigada Eskwela 2018, Department of Health (DOH) in Calabarzon on Monday called on...

Grab fares “generally higher” than other public transport modes

MANILA -- The Philippine Competition Commission's (PCC) review on the consumated Grab and Uber deal revealed that fares on transport network vehicle service (TNVS) are “generally higher” than other modes of public...

Construction of P3-B Guada-BGC monorail project to start this year

MANILA -- The construction of the proposed monorail project connecting Makati City to Bonifacio Global City (BGC) in Taguig City is set to start this year after the Department of Transportation (DOTr)...

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