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NG spending jumps by 28% in October; January to October spending up by 10%

National government disbursements posted a 28.2% increase in the month of October, the highest growth recorded so far in the year, as spending reached P226.9 billion. This brings cumulative disbursements from January...

Revised rules on Alien Employment Permit out

Foreign nationals who are excluded from securing an Alien Employment Permit (AEP) shall obtain a Certificate of Exclusion from the DOLE Regional Office having jurisdiction over their intended place of work. This...

Join ‘Brigada Eskwela’ in Marawi: DepEd

MANILA -- Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones enjoined the public to participate in the “Brigada Eskwela sa Marawi" slated December 13-15. “I ask for everybody's support and participation in this...

DOH-12 allays fears of severe dengue due to Dengvaxia vaccine

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Health personnel in Region 12 allayed fears of the possible emergence of more severe cases of dengue in the region in the wake of the controversy over the anti-dengue...

Gov’t forces on high alert for retaliatory attacks

GENERAL SANTOS CITY--Army and police units here and the neighboring areas have been placed on heightened alert after President Rodrigo R. Duterte formally declared the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)...

Army extends medical aid to NPA rebels hurt in clashes

ISULAN, Sultan Kudarat--Soldiers belonging to the 33rd Infantry Battalion had treated wounded communist rebels following a clash with the Army’s 27th Infantry Battalion (IB) in the borders of South Cotabato and...

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