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PDEA eyes pact with LTFRB, TNVS firms vs ‘drug deliveries’

MANILA -- The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is pushing for the crafting of memorandum of understanding between the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), operators and drivers of transport...

PNP to ‘LIFT’ drug surrenderers

MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to launch a progressive community-based recovery and wellness program to help rehabilitate drug users who have surrendered to authorities. The program, "Life After...

BOC-NAIA boosts anti-smuggling efforts, installs more x-rays

To address the increasing incidents of smuggling and drug trafficking in airports, the Bureau of Customs-NAIA is upgrading their facilities by adding 19 x-rays in the three terminals of NAIA, the...

Gov’t, CSOs want to harmonize FOI, right to privacy

MANILA -- The government and civil society organizations (CSOs) are doing everything to harmonize the Freedom on Information (FOI) and the right to privacy. This was evident as the Presidential Communications Operations Office...

DILG to accredit CSOs, resource speakers on federalism

Recognizing that the proposed big shift from a unitary presidential to a federal form of government is no easy task, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is leading...

DOF commits to further improve collections of revenue agencies

The Department of Finance (DOF) has committed to further improve the collections of the state’s main revenue agencies, which reported “promising growth figures” in tax revenues of 8.8 percent in the...

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