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Zubiri: Senate to reconsider tobacco tax hike bill approval

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Senate will reconsider its approval of the bill increasing the excise tax on tobacco products to introduce an amendment regarding the shares of...

DILG backs Church plea to stop attacks on Samar road project

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Tuesday called on communist rebels to stop its attacks on a long-awaited road project...

DOJ to probe ‘Bikoy’ claims vs. opposition

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday reiterated that his agency will look into claims made by Peter Joemel Advincula alias "Bikoy" accusing the opposition to...

PNP echoes Palace’s ‘move on’ view on Tulfo-Bautista row

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday echoed Malacañang's call for the public to move on amid the tiff between broadcaster Erwin Tulfo and...

PRRC finds news article on waterways rehab projects ‘misleading’

PR/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Pasig River Rehabilitation Commission (PRRC) on Tuesday corrected what it called a misleading article posted by online news site Rappler on June 2 regarding the use...

Panelo may ask HUDCC to explain alleged Marawi fund diversion

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he may consider asking the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) to explain the PHP5 million it allegedly diverted...

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