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House okays sim card registration bill

MANILA -- A bill mandating the registration of all users of Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards has hurdled final reading at the House of Representatives. A total of 167 lawmakers on Tuesday...

Road Board abolition bill hurdles House 3rd reading

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon unanimously approved on third reading a measure seeking the abolition of the Road Board to prevent the misuse of billions of pesos...

House approves bill abolishing PCGG

MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved on third and final reading a measure seeking to abolish the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) and Office of the...

Lacson backs Duterte visit to Philippine Rise

MANILA -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday expressed support to President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s visit to the Philippine Rise, saying the President's action not only “clearly” asserts the country's sovereignty over...

14 hurt in Batangas road mishap

CAMP GEN. VICENTE LIM, Calamba City -- Some 14 passengers were injured after the bus they were riding in crashed into a sub-office booth of the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR)...

GenSan conducts mobile HIV/AIDS screening

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Health personnel here will conduct free screening services on Wednesday, May 16, for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) in line with...

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