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Sanofi must be held responsible, health officials accountable: senator

MANILA -- A senator on Monday said that pharmaceutical company Sanofi Pasteur should be held responsible for negligence after it released an analysis that its dengue vaccine could pose risks for people...

AFP expects more NPA attacks on ‘soft targets’

MANILA -- Following their tactical defeat in Nasugbu, Batangas last week, the remaining New People's Army (NPA) bandits are expected to intensify their attacks against "soft targets". This was disclosed by Armed Forces...

Legarda: 2018 Budget is Pro-People, Needs-Based

Senator Loren Legarda, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, said that the 2018 General Appropriations Bill is a pro-people and needs-based budget. "In reviewing the 2018 national budget, we scrutinized every...

House removes VAT from system loss

The House of Representatives, in a move to lower power rates, unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 1616, exempting the system loss charge component in the sale of...

House OKs bill prohibiting unattended kids in motor vehicles

The House of Representatives unanimously approved on third and final reading House Bill 6570 which seeks to prohibit leaving children eight years old and below unattended in motor vehicles. The bill provides...

Surrender or suffer the consequences, AFP urges Reds

MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday urged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to surrender or suffer the same fate of their cohorts who were killed in military...

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