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Palace to cushion impact of surging global oil prices

Malacañang on Monday, May 28, said the Duterte administration is reviewing all possible options to alleviate the impact of the rising global crude costs on Filipino consumers. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr....

Measures in place to dampen effects of oil price hikes

MANILA -- The Department of Finance (DOF) has assured the public that the government has put measures in place to help ease the impact of increasing oil prices. In a statement Monday,...

PNP all set for June 4 opening of classes

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it is all set to secure next week's opening of classes for around 28 million students across the country. In a press...

Int’l naval drill deployment paves way for Navy modernization

MANILA -- The capability to deploy modern platforms to international naval exercises like the "Rim of the Pacific" (RIMPAC) is a proof that the Philippine Navy (PN) has focused its efforts...

Lorenzana urges Filipinos to unite vs. modern-day threats

MANILA -- Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday urged all Filipinos to unite in fighting modern-day threats such as terrorism, climate change, poverty, transnational crimes and cybercrimes. He...

Church lector in alleged P130-M Ponzi scheme scam falls

MANILA -- Authorities cautioned the public anew against get-rich-quick investment scams and presented to the media a church lector, whose Quezon City-based group allegedly conned victims of at least PHP130 million...

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