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DA council honors outstanding loan borrowers, conduits

By Lilybeth Ison/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC), on Friday launched the “Gawad sa Paglingap sa Magsasaka at Mangingisda (Gawad Lingap)”...

700 students in Zambo get new classrooms

By Joyce Ann L. Rocamora/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- A total of 700 students and more than a dozen faculty members will benefit from the newly-constructed classrooms in Zamboanga City, which were...

Comelec completes printing of over 63M ballots

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA — An official of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday reported that they already finished the printing of over 63 million ballots for the May...

DOJ to probe Acierto protectors, source of leaked arrest info

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Justice (DOJ) is looking into the possible liability of persons helping fugitive drug smuggler Eduardo Acierto, including the source of the leaked...

SC clears BSP, PNB of liability in sugar fund suit

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) cleared the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Philippine National Bank (PNB) of liability in a claim filed by sugar farmers...

Agri losses from El Niño reach P7.96-B

By Lilybeth Ison/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Friday estimated at PHP7.96 billion the damages and losses caused by the El Niño phenomenon or the prolonged dry...

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