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523 Mautes, 122 gov’t troops killed in ongoing Marawi fighting

MANILA, Aug. 6 -- As fighting in Marawi City reached its 76th day on Sunday, military clearing operations have so far accounted for 523 Maute Group terrorists killed along with 122...

Pasay councilor shot dead inside Las Piñas mall

MANILA, Aug. 6 -- A Pasay City councilor was shot dead by unidentified assailants inside a mall in Las Piñas City on Saturday evening. Southern Police District (SPD) Director Chief Supt. Tomas...

Fancier, DOT-accredited pedicabs will soon ply Intramuros streets

MANILA, Aug. 4 -- Fancier pedicabs may soon ply the streets of Intramuros, a tourism official said Friday. Intramuros Administrator lawyer Guiller Asido said that this comes after the agency recently completed...

Universal Access to Tertiary Education Act to usher next wave social revolution — Salceda

MANILA, Aug 5 -- The Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (RA 10931) which President Rodrigo R. Duterte has now signed into law, will usher in the “next wave social...

Quake rocks Bukidnon

MANILA, Aug. 5 -- A magnitude 4.8 earthquake of tectonic origin rocked Bukidnon province Saturday (Aug. 5) but Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) isn't expecting damages and aftershocks from...

Group favors postponement of Barangay, SK polls in Mindanao

MANILA, Aug. 5 -- Election watchdogs have contradicting opinions regarding the plan to postpone the Oct. 23 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in the whole of Mindanao, which is under...

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