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5,176 Filipinos Repatriated from KSA

27 June 2017 - The Department of Foreign Affairs has completedĀ repatriationĀ of some 5,176 Filipinos from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia since the amnesty program began in March 29. The 90-day amnesty...

400 LGUs nationwide still need fire trucks – DILG

Around 400 municipalities nationwide still do not have their own firetrucks to immediately respond during fire emergencies, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino S....

Angara calls for passage of bill seeking to end all forms of discrimination

June 28 - Senator Sonny Angara is pushing anew for the passage of the Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination bill which, he said, has been languishing in the legislative mill for decades. "As the country...

National Sports Training Center in Clark soon

27 June, 2017 - The House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 5615, which seeks to establish a National Sports Training Center (NSTC) in Clark Green City,...

PDEA VOWS TO CONTINUE INTERNAL CLEANSING

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) has intensified its internal cleansing program as part of its commitment to weed out erring agents and personnel involved in the illegal drug trade. PDEA Director...

Cimatu calls for collective effort to achieve sustainable urbanization in Asean

Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu on Tuesday called for a collective effort among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to achieve economic and socially equitable growth without further...

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