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LRTA, PNP ink deal on crime prevention

MANILA -- To secure the Light Rail Transit-2 (LRT-2) and its passengers, the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) signed Tuesday a memorandum of agreement (MOA)...

Residents appeal to stop mining in Zambales

IBA, Zambales -- The Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Zambales has heard the appeal of the residents of Candelaria and Santa Cruz towns in this province to cancel the permits of four mining...

Liberalizing retail trade not a priority of DTI: Lopez

MANILA -- Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez said the government can look into other sectors that can be opened to foreign investors instead of liberalizing retail trade. In...

DA, OPAPP complete P3.3-M PAMANA project in Sorsogon

LEGAZPI CITY -- The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP), has completed the PHP3.3-million tramline project designed to spur countryside development in a remote and insurgency vulnerable...

Cavite-wide barangay assembly set on Oct. 8

TRECE MARTIRES CITY, Cavite -- Cavite’s 829 barangays are set to hold the "Asembliya sa mga Barangay" (village assemblies) simultaneously on October 8 where barangay leaders and local officials could present...

2 LPAs seen to affect PH this week: PAGASA

MANILA -- Two low-pressure areas (LPAs) may form within Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this week and affect Northern Luzon but are unlikely to become tropical cyclones (TCs). The LPAs can bring...

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