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Comelec to use color-coding system in identifying poll hotspots

MANILA — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is looking to adopt a color-coding system in identifying hotspots in the upcoming Barangay (village) and Sangguniang Kabataan (youth council) polls. “We will have a...

DOJ junks Peter Lim’s request to stop new probe on drug rap

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday denied the request of businessman Peter Lim to reinstate the previous resolution absolving him and others involved in the drug complaint and stop...

Zambo Sur town mayor, 8 others sacked for procurement mess

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from the service of a town mayor in Zamboanga del Sur and eight other town officials over the anomalous procurement...

Central Luzon’s economy grows 9.3%

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga -- Central Luzon’s economy grew 9.3 percent in 2017, slightly lower than the 9.5 percent in 2016, the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) office in...

Gov’t to reconstruct Concordia Bridge for Skyway Stage 3

MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has advised motorists to expect traffic in Manila as the government would start to reconstruct Concordia Bridge to pave the way for the...

DPWH to build wider roads, better drainage in Boracay

MANILA -- The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will complete the entire 5.2-km. Boracay Circumferential Road and build better drainage in the island during its six-month closure and rehabilitation. “We...

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