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Palace declares June 24 holiday in Manila

By EJ Roque/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Malacañang has declared June 24 as a special, non-working holiday in the City of Manila in celebration of its 448th founding anniversary. "It is but fitting...

LTFRB issues show cause order to Grab on deactivation of 8,000 units

PR/via Mark Fetalco - PTV News QUEZON CITY – The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has issued a Show Cause Order (SCO) to MyTaxi.Ph,Inc. (Grab) today, 06 June 2019, on...

Kids increasingly exposed to online cyber attacks

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Internet cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab warned parents in the Philippines that their children are increasingly at risk from cybersecurity threats online. A study by Kaspersky...

DepEd urges netizens to distinguish truth from propaganda

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An official of the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday urged the public to be discerning in distinguishing propaganda from the truth with regard...

Manual audit reports 99% accuracy rate of May 13 polls

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Random Manual Audit (RMA) Committee of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday reported a 99-percent accuracy rate using the Automated Elections System (AES),...

Sotto bares chairmanship of 3 incoming senators

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Thursday revealed the chairmanship of some Senate committees in the upcoming 18th Congress. Sotto said Senator-elect Christopher "Bong" Go...

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