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Displaced, returning OFWs urged to turn to agri-entrepreneurship

MANILA -- A senator on Wednesday encouraged returning and displaced overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to turn to the agriculture sector for jobs. “The agriculture sector can very much provide jobs to OFWs...

Salceda welcomes P6-B add’l fund for free college tuition

LEGAZPI CITY -- Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda has welcomed the recent Malacañang announcement of an additional PHP6-billion fund for the celebrated Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, from a...

BOC issues rules on handling intercepted drug shipments

MANILA -- The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Wednesday issued guidelines on the proper handling of apprehended illegal drugs. Memorandum 2017-11-004, signed by Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña, aims to establish proper protocols...

Tacloban lauds Duterte for speedy ‘Yolanda’ rehab

TACLOBAN CITY-- Four years after super typhoon "Yolanda" struck, the city government here lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for accelerating the post-disaster rehabilitation. Tacloban Mayor Cristina G. Romualdez said President Duterte's order to...

Criminal raps filed vs ex-President Aquino over Mamasapano tragedy

MANILA -- The Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday filed charges before the Sandiganbayan against former President Benigno S. “Noynoy” Aquino III in connection with the Mamasapano tragedy. The complaint stemmed from...

Aquino to face Mamasapano raps with courage, honesty: Bam

MANILA -- Senator Paolo Benigno Aquino IV on Wednesday expressed confidence that his cousin, former President Benigno Aquino III, will face the graft and usurpation charges against him with “courage” and...

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