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Poe summons LTFRB to a meeting after move to suspend Uber’s services

MANILA -- Senator Grace Poe has summoned officials of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to an urgent meeting in the Senate Wednesday, a day after the board suspended...

The country’s governors, councilors support TRAIN

via Diane Querrer   Two of the country’s national organizations of local government executives have separately expressed their full support for the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) on the...

Espenido, 3 other cops to appear at DOJ probe on murder charges

MANILA -- Chief Inspector Jovie Espenido, Ozamiz City police chief, and three other police officers are set to appear before the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday for the preliminary investigation...

Sandiganbayan resets arraignment of Pichay, Gatchalian to Oct. 16

MANILA -- The arraignment of Surigao del Sur Representative Prospero Pichay and Valenzuela City Rep. Weslie Gatchalian has been reset anew due to pending motions for reconsideration (MRs) from both camps. The...

More hospitals provide free medicines to poor Filipinos – Palace

Good news for the underprivileged! Malacañang announced on Monday, August 14, that more public hospitals are providing free medicines for underprivileged patients. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the Department of Social Welfare and...

Senate passes bill prohibiting expiry dates on gift checks

The Senate today passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to prohibit merchants from imposing expiry dates on gift checks, certificates or cards. "A gift certificate, check or card is,...

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