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Papua New Guinea PM to visit PH from May 15-17

MANILA -- Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O'Neill will be making an official visit to the Philippines on May 15-17, Malacañang said Tuesday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque described...

DepEd personnel receive remaining allowance after polls

MANILA -- Department of Education (DepEd) personnel, who served in the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections, received half of their travel allowance right after Monday's elections. In a press briefing on Tuesday, DepEd Election...

NCRPO: Peaceful, orderly village polls in Metro Manila

MANILA -- Despite a few incidents of alleged election-related violence, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief, Director Camilo Cascolan, said the barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) elections in Metro...

DOTr on track with June target for new MRT maintenance provider

MANILA -- The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is on track with its target to acquire a new maintenance provider for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) by June. This, as the department...

Comelec to village polls bets: Time to clean up

MANILA -- A day after the conduct of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections, the Commission on Elections (Commission) urged candidates to start removing their respective campaign materials. Comelec Commissioner Luie Guia said...

Duterte on skipping polls: Purely political

MANILA -- Finding himself in a situation where he had to choose only one side from among his supporters, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Tuesday his decision to skip the 2018 barangay...

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