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#WalangPasok: Friday, August 11, 2017 due to Magnitude 6.3 quake in Batangas

Note: Please reload the page for additional updates (As of 4:44 p.m., August 11, 2017) Classes and works are suspended in the following areas due to the earlier Magnitude 6.3 quake in Batangas, ...

Fewer jobless Filipinos in 2017 — Abella

MANILA, Aug. 10 -- Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Thursday announced that joblessness in the country continues to drop from 25.1 percent or 11.2 million in December 2016 to 22.2 percent...

Comelec to recycle ballots if Oct. 23 village polls won’t push through

MANILA, Aug. 10 -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is planning to recycle the official ballots that already been printed in the event Congress has decided to postpone the October polls...

Gov’t assures full implementation of Free Tuition Law by June 2018

Filipino students can now expect the full implementation of the recently signed law granting free tuition in all state-run universities and colleges in the country by June 2018, the Commission on...

Ombudsman charges ex-Leyte mayor with graft

Former Mayor Charita Chan of Babatngon, Leyte is facing indictment anew before the Sandiganbayan for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act (R.A. No. 3019), this time...

Southern Leyte governor dismissed from the service

The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal from the service of Southern Leyte Governor Damian Mercado after he was found guilty of Grave Misconduct for mishandling the 2007 procurement...

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