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Pope appoints new bishop of Naval Diocese

MANILA — Pope Francis has named a new bishop of the Diocese of Naval. The appointment of 49-year-old Monsignor Rex Ramirez, a priest of the Archdiocese of Palo, was announced on Friday by...

AFP reaffirms support to gov’t anti-drug war

MANILA -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Sunday reaffirmed ts commitment to the government’s war against illegal drugs. This came after President Rodrigo Duterte signed a memorandum designating the Philippine...

NegOcc vet office partners with poultry sector to ensure biosecurity

BACOLOD CITY -- The Provincial Veterinary Office (PVO) in Negros Occidental has partnered with local poultry integrators to design initiatives to ensure biosecurity and address pollution and fly control. Provincial Veterinarian Renante Decena...

Join forces as one group, Duterte dares critics

MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday dared all his critics to unite into one group so that he could easily focus on all of them. The President issued the challenge during...

P5-B budget alloted for Marawi rehab in Q4 2017: Lorenzana

MANILA -- The government has allotted PHP5 billion budget for the rehabilitation of the war-ravaged Marawi CIty for the last quarter of the year, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana confirmed Thursday. “The budget...

Central Luzon migrant workers thank Duterte for OFW bank

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga –- Migrant workers in Central Luzon and their families expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for the creation of the Overseas Filipino Bank (OFB). The bank, they...

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