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DSWD assures more cash for work opportunities for Boracay residents

MANILA -- Displaced Boracay workers can take advantage of the cash for work (CFW) programs made available by both the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the Department of Social Welfare...

Visits of Japanese warships boost PH, Japan ties

MANILA -- Frequent visits of Japanese warships boost Philippine bilateral relations with Japan, a Philippine Navy official said Thursday. PN Spokesperson Capt. Lued Lincuna said the Japanese destroyer, JS Setogiri (DD-156) is on...

New Zealand appoints two Honorary Consuls in Mindanao, Cebu

MANILA -- The New Zealand government has appointed Manuel Osmeña and Vicente Lao as Honorary Consuls in Cebu and Mindanao, respectively, Ambassador David Strachan said on Thursday. The appointments follow the announcement of...

Motorcycle riders seek for regulation of ‘habal-habals’

MANILA -- A group of motorcycle riders is calling on the government to recognize motorcycles for hire, which are popularly known as “habal-habals”, as an alternative mode of transportation to commuters. The Riders...

PH drug cleared by 2022: PDEA chief

CABANATUAN CITY -- Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino stands by the agency’s goal to clear the entire nation of illegal drugs by 2022, as ordered by President Rodrigo Duterte,...

37 inmates complete courses at Bilibid prison extension school

MUNTINLUPA CITY – A total of 37 student-inmates of the University of Perpetual Help System Dalta (UPHSD)-Bilibid Extension School received their respective diplomas on Thursday during the 29th commencement rites inside the...

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