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PRRD lauds HUDCC for ‘sturdy’ housing units in Marawi City

By EJ Roque/Philippine News Agency MANILA — President Rodrigo R. Duterte commended the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) for building resilient housing units for the victims of Marawi siege in...

SC asked to allow poll watchers to take photos

By Benjamin Pulta/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Various individuals and groups asked the Supreme Court (SC) to lift the ban imposed by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on digital photo taking by watchers...

DPWH: 4 road sections in E. Samar, Pampanga still closed to vehicles

By Ferdinand Patinio/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- Four road sections in Eastern Samar and Pampanga have been closed to all types of vehicles due to damages caused by separate earthquakes that rocked...

PRRD leaves for China to attend Belt and Road Forum

By Azer Parrocha/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo Duterte left for China on Wednesday afternoon to attend the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing on April 25-27...

Lorenzana: PRRD merely looking after tourists’ safety

By Priam Nepomuceno/Philippine News Agency MANILA -- President Rodrigo R. Duterte is merely concerned over the safety of tourists visiting the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. "The President’s statement cautioning foreigners...

Expert: Preparedness key to lower disaster risks

By Mary Judaline Partlow/Philippine News Agency DUMAGUETE CITY -- In the wake of two major quakes that rocked the country since Monday, the chief of the Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management...

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