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Immigration officers to undertake Mandarin crash course next year

MANILA -- Some Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel will be undertaking a crash course on foreign language next year to be able to communicate well with foreign visitors including Chinese nationals. BI...

Thousands expected as ‘Christmas in Baguio’ opens with a bang

BAGUIO CITY— Visitors expected to arrive in this cold mountain resort this holiday season will be greeted with various attractions that they will surely enjoy watching and experiencing. Councilor Elmer Datuin on...

Palace: No need to panic over ‘Dengvaxia’ issue

MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday said there is no reason for the public to panic over the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, as it assured that the vaccine poses no real deadly after-effects...

House nod of con-ass for charter change seen by January

MANILA -- A leader in the House of Representatives said on Monday he expects the plenary approval of a resolution calling on Congress to constitute itself as a constituent assembly (con-ass)...

BI foils attempt to smuggle 2 Chinese nationals to UK

MANILA -- The Bureau of Immigration (BI) again foiled an attempt by a human trafficking syndicate to illegally smuggle two Chinese nationals into the United Kingdom, using Manila as a jump-off...

House okays bill prohibiting unattended children in vehicles

MANILA -- A child safety bill penalizing the act of leaving children unattended in motor vehicles has hurdled final reading in the House of Representatives. With 205 affirmative votes, the lower chamber...

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