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LGUs should ensure compliance of smoking ban: DILG

MANILA -- Local government units (LGUs) should ensure the support and compliance of company and school heads to the nationwide smoking ban or they would be held liable and face corresponding...

PUV modernization program still a go as QC court junks TRO petition

MANILA -- The implementation of the Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) modernization program will push through after a Quezon City trial court denied the petition of protesting militant transport groups. QC Regional Trial...

Army bares 33 rebel-infested areas in Eastern Visayas

TACLOBAN CITY -- The Philippine Army has tagged 32 towns and a city in Eastern Visayas as priority in their anti-insurgency drive, citing recent reports of attacks and fortification activities of...

Palace mulls AFP help in containing bird flu outbreak

MANILA -- Malacañang on Tuesday said it is considering the use of military troops to hasten the clearing of areas affected by the avian flu virus in the province of Pampanga. At...

Parojinog siblings test negative for drug use

MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday announced that Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess, her brother Reynaldo, Jr., and 11 other suspects tested negative for drug use. This was...

Ombudsman indicts Ex-Surigao del Norte Mayor

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the indictment of former Sta. Monica, Surigao del Norte Mayor Rosalinda Penera for violation of Section 3 (e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices...

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