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JV Ejercito says son given 3 doses of Dengvaxia

MANILA -- Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito on Friday bared that his 17-year-old son, Jose Emilio, was given three doses of the controversial Dengvaxia dengue vaccine. “I’m only going to disclose this now,...

House panel okays church annulment bill

MANILA -- The proposed measure seeking to recognize the civil effects of church annulment or dissolution of certain marriages by different religious sects in the country has hurdled the committee level...

NBI probes slay of seaman’s wife, daughter in Cavite

MANILA -- Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ordered the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe and file the necessary charges against the people involved in the killing of a woman...

PET denies Robredo supporters’ plea to pay electoral protest fee

MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC), sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), denied the motion for reconsideration plea of the supporters of Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo that they...

Free irrigation for rice lands with maximum area of 8 hectares: NIA

URDANETA, Pangasinan—The free irrigation fee from the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) won’t apply to rice lands over eight hectares in area, according to John Celeste, NIA Region 1 director. Celeste told newsmen...

Thousands displaced in E. Visayas by ‘Urduja’

TACLOBAN CITY -- Thousands of families have been displaced by widespread floodings as tropical storm Urduja battered Eastern Visayas region in the past two days. The Regional Disaster and Risk Reduction Management...

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