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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,...

Mindanao Railway Project takes off, gets initial funding from Congress

Metro Manila --- The Mindanao Rail Project (MRP) is moving on track. The Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives has recently earmarked an initial amount of Php6.58 billion to jumpstart the...

3 battle-hardened soldiers recognized, to receive P1 Million each

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City – Three seasoned warriors who fought local terrorists in Mindanao were presented as this year’s “The Outstanding Philippine Soldiers” (TOPS) in a ceremony held Monday, 14 August...

DENR adopts avian flu control measures

Via Pauline Requesto   The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has ordered all its regional offices to adopt measures to control the spread of avian influenza that affected several poultry farms...

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