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Pangasinan Comelec on yellow code status

MALASIQUI, Pangasinan—The Commission on Election (Comelec) Provincial Office in Pangasinan has raised yellow code status following reports on alleged intense political rivalry in six barangays of the province. Lawyer Marino Salas, provincial...

DoJ probes estafa raps in bitcoin scam

MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday began the preliminary investigation on the estafa charges against a couple accused of amassing almost PHP900 million after luring investors to pour...

DOF sees April inflation at 4.5%

MANILA -- The Department of Finance (DOF) expects inflation for the month of April at 4.5 percent, with "sin products" contributing substantially to the upward price pressure. In its latest economic bulletin,...

ADB to fund more projects in Mindanao

MANILA -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) announced Thursday that it will finance more projects in Mindanao in support of a sustainable peace and to spur its economic development. “We want to...

Balanga City state of calamity mulled due to mall fire

BALANGA CITY, Bataan--The local government is considering to place the city under a state of calamity as the three-day fire that gutted down the main building of Galeria Victoria mall was...

584 under drug watch list running for polls in Bicol

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Philippine National Police’s (PNP) office in Bicol said Thursday 584 drug personalities under their watch list are running for various positions in the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang...

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