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Palace welcomes bicam approval of nat’l ID bill

MANILA -- Malacañang on Wednesday welcomed as “good news” the bicameral conference committee’s approval of a bill seeking to establish a single Philippine Identification System (PhilSys). “That’s good news! It’s a priority...

House joint panel okays legislative franchises for mining companies

MANILA -- A joint committee of the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a measure requiring the acquisition of legislative franchises for all mining operations in the country. The House committee on...

PNP chief to prosecutors: ‘Report threats to us’

MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Oscar Albayalde on Wednesday urged state prosecutors who face threats to their safety to coordinate with the police for arrangements for their...

Gov’t debt rises to 56% of GDP at end-March

MANILA -- The national government’s debt to gross domestic product (GDP) ratio went up to 56.2 percent as of end-March this year from the 55.2 percent debt-to-GDP ratio in the same...

ARMM youth affairs office launches book on Marawi siege

COTABATO CITY--To commemorate the first anniversary of the Marawi siege, the Office of the Bangsamoro Youth Affairs of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OBYA-ARMM) launched Wednesday morning (May 23) a...

PH National Games: Pasig City pockets 3 golds in athletics

CEBU CITY -- Princess Faith Gonzales is happy to have contributed to Pasig City's medal haul in the Philippine National Games here. Seeing action in the girls' youth division, the 17-year-old athlete...

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