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DOF, DOH chiefs back approval of Pacquiao’s sin tax measure

By Joann Villanueva/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Cabinet officials intensified their call to implement sin tax reforms, which is seen as the best way to generate the funds needed to realize goverenment's ambitious...

Beware of counterfeit bills, NCRPO warns public

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday called on the public to be wary of counterfeit money, after the Pasay City police arrested...

PDEA: 89 drivers positive for drugs in ‘Oplan Harabas’

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- A total of 89 people have tested positive for illegal drug use during the conduct of “Oplan Harabas”, a simultaneous drug test on drivers in...

DOLE mulls reimposing ban on sending household workers to Kuwait

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is looking to reimpose a ban on the deployment of household service workers (HSWs) to Kuwait, following the death...

Lacson: Recall of PH envoys to Canada ‘right thing to do’

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday lauded the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) decision to recall ranking Philippine envoys posted in Canada as the "right thing...

200 tons of poll campaign trash collected

By Aerol John Pateña/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has collected 29 truckloads equivalent to 200.37 tons of discarded election-related materials in Metro Manila. In a statement on Friday,...

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