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Senators welcome partial lifting of Kuwait deployment ban

MANILA -- Senators on Tuesday welcomed the partial lifting of the deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait following the signing of a labor protection agreement with the Gulf...

Romulo-Puyat asks courtesy resignation of DOT usecs, asecs

MANILA -- Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Tuesday asked all undersecretaries and assistant secretaries of the agency, except career officials, to tender their courtesy resignation. Romulo-Puyat told the Philippine...

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...

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