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Briones supports ‘equitable’ pay hike for public school teachers

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Department of Education (DepEd) chief Leonor Briones on Friday stressed she is not against the salary increase of public school teachers. "As Education Secretary, and...

Gov’t urged to fully implement 4Ps law amid inflation uptick

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA --- Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday urged the government to expedite the full implementation of the recently-signed Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) Law amid the...

PH Navy to commission AW-159s, AAVs on June 17

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The commissioning and blessing ceremonies for the Philippine Navy's (PN) first two anti-submarine helicopters, the AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) AW-159 "Wildcat" and four amphibious assault vehicles...

Poll violence down 55%: PNP

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan | Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The number of election-related violent incidents (ERVI) during the 2019 mid-term elections dropped by 55 percent as compared to figures from 2016,...

Exec: PhilHealth not neglecting ‘ghost’ kidney treatment cases

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday belied news reports claiming the agency's negligence on the "ghost" kidney patients’ issue. In...

CA resumes hearings on writ of amparo petition

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Sparks flew at the Court of Appeals (CA) Thursday during the hearing attended by state lawyers and counsels from a militant lawyers' group identified by...

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