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Alvarez confident of Congress nod on martial law extension

MANILA -- Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday expressed confidence that Congress would approve President Rodrigo Duterte's request for a full-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. In an interview with reporters, Alvarez...

CA junks insider trading raps vs. Ongpin

MANILA -- The Court of Appeals (CA) has dismissed insider trading charges against businessman and former trade minister Roberto V. Ongpin that involved shares of Philex Mining Corp. in 2009. In a...

Duterte leads destruction of seized Maute Group arms Wednesday

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte will lead the destruction of around 400 weapons captured and recovered during the five-month battle to liberate Marawi City from the clutches of the Maute Group terrorists. This...

DICT urges 3rd telco player to invest on ‘fixed internet’

MANILA -- The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is urging telecommunications companies interested to become the third major player in the industry to invest in the installation of fixed lines...

DND seeks more volunteers to beef up disaster risk reduction measures

MANILA -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has called for more volunteers who could help raise public awareness on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) and implement measures that would check climate change. During...

Duterte appoints new magistrates to CA, Sandiganbayan

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed three magistrates to the judiciary, two in the Court of Appeals (CA) and one to the Sandiganbayan, the Supreme Court (SC) said. According to the SC...

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