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Palace urges new lawyers to join gov’t

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday congratulated law graduates who passed the 2017 bar exams and urged them to pursue a career in government and help create reforms for the nation. “We’d like...

Japanese landing ship in Manila for goodwill visit

MANILA -- The JS Osumi (LST-4001), one of the three Osumi-class landing ship tanks in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), arrived at Pier 15, Manila South Harbor Thursday...

St. La Salle Bacolod alumnus tops 2017 Bar exam

MANILA -- An alumnus of the University of St. La Salle in Bacolod topped the 2017 Bar Examinations, the Supreme Court (SC) announced on Thursday. Mark John Simondo topped the roster of...

NPA militarization claim ‘out of desperation’: Army

BACOLOD CITY -- The Philippine Army’s 3rd Infantry Division hit back at the New People’s Army (NPA) for condemning the supposed militarization in central Negros. Brig. Gen. Dinoh Dolina, commander of the...

P1.2-B foreign investments eyed for Region 8

TACLOBAN CITY -- The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) is eyeing a PHP1.2-billion foreign investments for Region 8 (Eastern Visayas) this 2018 despite poor performance in attracting big time investors...

No indication MOA with Kuwait will not be signed: Palace

MANILA -- Malacañang said Thursday there is no indication that the memorandum of agreement (MOA) protecting Filipinos in Kuwait will not be signed despite the Gulf state’s move to expel Philippine...

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