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Sen. Bam Aquino, AFP join forces to empower more reservists

All three branches of service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed full support behind Sen. Bam Aquino's bill to provide AFP reservists with job security while rendering military...

MICC to submit to Pres. Duterte results of studies on open-pit mining

MANILA - - The inter-agency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) is set to submit to President Rodrigo R. Duterte by January 2018 a memorandum regarding the results of its study on...

3 roads now open; 8 still closed in Regions 8, 4B due to ‘Urduja’

MANILA -- Three road sections in MIMAROPA and Eastern Visayas Region are now open to traffic, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said. According to the report of DPWH – Bureau...

BI deports 47 SoKor fugitives

MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) ordered a mass deportation, a first for the bureau, of 47 South Koreans wanted for different crimes in their homeland. BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said that...

41 deaths due to ‘Urduja’ still subject to DILG checking: NDRRMC

MANILA -- The 41 people feared dead due to the onslaught of tropical depression 'Urduja' are still being verified by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). This was bared by National...

TRAIN frees 99% of Filipinos from paying income taxes: Palace

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said the tax reform package, or the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) bill that President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law would spare 99 percent of...

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