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AFP hopeful of deeper ties with Muslim Filipinos

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Benjamin Madrigal expressed hope that the military would further strengthen its relations with the Muslim Filipino community...

Gov’t urged to intensify crackdown vs. oil smuggling

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The government should intensify its efforts against the rampant smuggling of petroleum products in order to generate revenues for infrastructure projects under the Build,...

DA asks couriers to reject meat, products from ASF countries

By Lilybeth Ison/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- In an effort to intensify quarantine security to prevent the entry of pork and pork products affected by the dreaded African swine fever (ASF) in...

Tobacco tax hike bill to save lives of 200K Filipinos

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Wednesday the approval of a bill raising the tobacco excise tax would save the lives of 200,000 Filipinos...

70K vacancies to be made available at Independence Day job fairs

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An initial 70,000 local and overseas jobs will be made available in 22 job fair sites in 16 regions across the country on June 12,...

Muslim Filipinos celebrate end of Ramadan

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Muslim Filipinos on Wednesday celebrated Eid al-Fitr that marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Muslims gathered inside and outside the Manila Golden Mosque...

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