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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...

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...

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