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Close to 3K quake-affected families remain in evacuation centers

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The number of families affected by the magnitude 6.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked Luzon last April 22 has now reached 3,630, the National Disaster Risk Reduction...

PRRD’s economic team hailed for latest PH credit rating upgrade

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Malacañang on Thursday hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s economic team for the upgrade by Standard and Poor (S&P) of Philippines’ investment grade credit rating to ‘BBB+’,...

Group to represent PH in annual K-pop dance contest in Seoul

By Ben Cal/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- TEENAGE, a 13-man Filipino dance group, will represent the Philippines at the annual K-pop dance festival contest in Seoul, South Korea in September. In an e-mail to...

Expert says higher tobacco tax to curb cervical cancer

By Ma. Teresa Montemayor/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- An increase in the tax rates on tobacco products would curb cervical cancer and other diseases, a health expert said Thursday. Dr. Efren Domingo, ex-president...

Manila Bay rehab: DILG to summon 1K non-compliant village execs

By Christopher Lloyd Caliwan/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is set to issue a show cause order against 1,000 of the 5,714 barangays for...

UP enters Top 100 universities list in Asia

Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The University of the Philippines (UP) climbed to the 95th place among the top universities in Asia, London-based magazine and provider of higher education data, Times Higher...

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