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DPWH to replace 100 manhole covers in Dagupan City

DAGUPAN CITY -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Second Engineering District of Pangasinan will spend PHP732,000 to replace some 100 manholes with new covers here next month. Bernard Caronongan,...

Brigada Eskwela 2018 to kick off in Ilocos town on Friday

LAOAG CITY -- The Department of Education’s (DepEd) Schools Division in Ilocos Norte is gearing up for the province-wide “Brigada Eskwela” on Friday. Enjoining all education stakeholders to join the kick-off ceremony...

Career exec named Tourism Promotions Board OIC

MANILA -- The Department of Tourism (DOT) on Thursday named Arnold Gonzales as officer-in-charge of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) following the resignation of Cesar Montano as TPB chief operating officer. Gonzales...

PH nominates Susan Mercado as WHO Western Pacific chief

MANILA -- The Philippine government has nominated Dr. Susan Pineda Mercado, Special Envoy of the President for Global Health Initiatives, as the next regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO)...

Palace warns traders not to take advantage of oil price hikes

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday called on traders and retailers not to take advantage of the oil price increases triggered by movement of prices in the world market. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque...

OGCC chief shrugs off corruption allegations

MANILA -- Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) chief Rudolf Philip Jurado on Thursday slammed the corruption allegations hurled against him by certain lawyers of the agency. “They alleged that I...

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