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Political parties required to have more women in new charter

MANILA -- A subcommittee of the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked to review the 1987 Constitution introduced on Thursday an aspect in one of its proposed provisions meant to require political parties...

Eastern Visayas air passenger traffic up 24%

TACLOBAN CITY -- Air passenger movement has increased significantly last year primarily driven by lower fare rates and commercial operations of airports outside the regional capital. In an economic situationer report released...

Boracay cleanup starts

BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan -- About 500 personnel under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) started the first day of the six-month closure and rehabilitation by cleaning up Boracay’s shorelines,...

Solons seek probe on plight of OFWs in Middle East

MANILA -- Lawmakers from the women's party-list group Gabriela on Thursday filed a resolution calling for a congressional probe on the plight of Filipino domestic workers in the Middle East. Gabriela lawmakers,...

Party switching banned in proposed new Constitution

MANILA – Party switching or political turncoatism will be banned in the proposed new charter being drafted by the Consultative Committee (ConCom) tasked by President Rodrigo R. Duterte to review the...

Palace confirms PRRD order to reveal village officials in drug list

MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday confirmed that President Rodrigo R. Duterte has ordered the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) to release the names of village officials in his so-called “narco list”. “President Duterte...

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