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Sereno to attend SC special en banc session Friday: spox

MANILA -- Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno would attend Friday’s Supreme Court (SC) special en banc session, stressing that she is also ready to face the impeachment complaint filed against her...

Duterte appoints Isko Moreno as new DSWD undersecretary

MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte has appointed former Manila Vice Mayor Francisco "Isko" Moreno Domagoso as Undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). Duterte signed Domagoso’s appointment paper...

Senators welcome Romulo-Puyat’s appointment as DOT chief

MANILA -- Senators on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Bernadette Romulo-Puyat as Tourism Secretary, stressing that her "competence and integrity" makes her an “excellent choice” for the job. “She is an excellent...

DFA works on repatriation of OFW remains found in SoKor ‘septic tank’

ILOILO CITY -- The Consular Office (CO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) in Iloilo is working on the repatriation of the bones of Angelo Claveria, an Ilonggo factory worker...

Village councilor, 2 others nabbed for slaughtering dog in Pangasinan

ROSALES, Pangasinan -- An incumbent and reelectionist barangay kagawad and two others were arrested as they slaughter a dog in Barangay Rizal here on Tuesday. The Rosales police identified those arrested for...

5 Pangasinan barangays in election watchlist

LINGAYEN, Pangasinan -- The Pangasinan Police Provincial Office (PPO) has named five barangays in the province among election watchlist areas (EWAs), days before the May 14 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections...

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