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Palace on Ramadan: ‘We are all parts of one whole’

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Malacañang on Monday joined Muslim Filipinos in observing the fasting month of Ramadan, which began on the evening of May 5, reminding them that “we...

PRRD stays out of sight to finish backlog of paperwork

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte was out of the public eye since he graced the opening of the Palarong Pambansa on April 28 to finish a...

BFAR wraps up month-long patrol operation in Visayan Sea

By Lilybeth Ison/Philippine News Agency ROXAS CITY, Capiz -- The Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) on Monday capped off its month-long seaborne patrol operation in the Visayan...

PNP chief cites NCRPO election gun ban implementation

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde on Monday commended the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) for confiscating nearly 1,500 unregistered firearms...

PNP gets P1.8-B equipment

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Philippine National Police (PNP) has acquired PHP1.8 billion worth of equipment which includes helicopters, motorcycles, pistols, and bomb-sniffing dogs. Among the new equipment are...

AFP says safeguards in place to ensure peaceful polls

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have issued sufficient safeguards to ensure that the coming May 13 elections...

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