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DTI provides P943-M livelihood assistance for Marawi

MANILA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has provided some PHP942.5 million worth of livelihood assistance for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Marawi City. DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez told reporters...

Peso falls to 11-yr low vs. USD; PSEi bounces back

MANILA - - The peso fell to its 11-year low against the US dollar on Thursday while the Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) bounced back after ending its three-day rally to...

BIFF harassment foiled in Maguindanao

CAMP SIONGCO, Maguindanao -- Government troops foiled an attempt by an outlawed armed group to overrun an Army detachment in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao past midnight Thursday. Capt. John Arvin Encinas, Army’s 6th...

NDRRMC releases P1.9B for Mt. Province, Kalinga

TABUK, Kalinga – Kalinga Representative and Mountain Province "caretaker" Allen Jesse Mangaoang said the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) had released a total of PHP1.9 billion for the rehabilitation...

CDO tops Mindanao cities in local revenue dependency

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY—This city has topped other Mindanao cities in terms of local revenue dependency for 2016. According to a report released by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), Cagayan...

DOH denies alleged physical abuses in rehab center

MANILA -- The Department of Health’s (DOH) spokesperson on Thursday strongly denied allegations that patients, who attempt to escape from the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center (DATRC) in Nueva...

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