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1,263 drug surrenderers complete rehab as of May: health chief

MANILA, June 23 -- A total of 2,508 out of the estimated 1.3 million drug surrenderers, sought treatment for their addiction from July 2016 until last May -- 1,643 as inpatients...

Department of Transportation (DOTr) will mark the first five stations of the Manila-Clark Railway Project

Traveling from Manila to Clark in 55 minutes is now within reach. On Monday, 26 June 2017, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) will mark the first five stations of the Manila-Clark Railway...

Humanitarian Pause in Marawi Operations – AFP

The Muslim world will be celebrating Eid al-Fitr, an important religious holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. For Marawi City, Eid al-Fitr will be...

PHL gov’t budget gap up 15% in May ’17

Philippine budget gap reached PHP 63.6 billion in May this year, 15 percent lower than the PHP 75.1 billion deficit in the same month last year. Data released by the Bureau of...

Massive river, creek clean up in QC set

MANILA, June 22 -- In celebration of the Philippine Environment Month this June, the Quezon City government, through the QC Environment Protection and Waste Management Department (EPWMD), will conduct a simultaneous...

PIDS researcher urges better disaster risk financing programs

MANILA, June 24 -- With the rainy season's onset, a researcher of State think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) urged government to enhance its overall disaster risk financing and...

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