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Malolos bishop Jose Oliveros passes away

MANILA -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Malolos has announced the passing of Bishop Jose Francisco Oliveros Friday morning. He was 71. “It is with great sadness that the Office of the...

PLDT skeptical about sharing cell towers with competitors

MANILA -- Telecommunications firm PLDT Inc. is not too keen about sharing its cellular towers with competitors, especially since this may open the door for just any new industry player to...

Low passenger demand moves CEB to suspend Caticlan flights

MANILA -- Local airline Cebu Pacific (CEB) is temporarily suspending all its operations to and from Caticlan, Aklan following the closure of the province's top tourist spot Boracay Island. Airline officials said...

NHA: 4,487 stilt houses sans occupancy permit

ZAMBOANGA CITY - The National Housing Authority (NHA) said all of the 4,487 houses on stilts project of the Zamboanga Roadmap to Recovery and Reconstruction (Z3R) have no occupancy permits. Engr. Al-Khwarizmi...

Huge tourist arrivals overwhelms Guimaras after Boracay closure

JORDAN, Guimaras-- The province of Guimaras was “overwhelmed” by the surge of tourists following the closure of Boracay Island, said Governor Samuel Gumarin on Friday. Gumarin said that they almost could not...

‘High-value target’ pusher falls in Koronadal City drug raid

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Anti-drug operatives said they arrested another “high-value target” drug personality who yielded around P176,000 worth of illegal drugs in a raid on Thursday, in a village in neighboring Koronadal...

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