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Senators endorse Bong Go’s Malasakit Center bill
The Malasakit Center bill proposed by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, has received huge support from his fellow senators during the Senate regular session on Monday, September 30. Manifesting their support to Senate Bill
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Party-list rep wants drug lords to serve time at WPS
Rep. Niña Taduran of ACT-CIS party-list is proposing to send all drug lords to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to serve the rest of their jail sentence. Taduran said the drug lords should be
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‘OFW Help’ is now on Facebook
An emergency help page called “OFW Help” for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) was recently launched by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA emphasized that the page is mainly for emergency purposes only
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Mayor Sotto aims for 10 percent reduction in government contracts
Mayor Vico Sotto ensured that prices of all government contracts during his term will decrease by at least 10 percent. The Pasig City executive said that transparency in governance was one of his top
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Gilas ends up cellar dweller in Group D of Fiba World Cup
The Philippines absorbed a heartbreaking 84-81overtime loss to Angola on Wednesday at the Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center in China. Despite Andray Blatche’s best game in the tournament (23 points, 12 rebounds, four
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Duterte sacks BuCor chief Faeldon
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday fired Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) chief Nicanor Faeldon following the release of 1,914 heinous crimes convicts under the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) law. The President said the former
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DepEd to hire more teachers, non-teaching personnel for 2020
The Department of Education (DepEd) will use its 2020 funding of more than P500 billion to hire 10,000 public school teachers and 5,000 non-teaching personnel. Education Secretary Leonor Briones disclosed that the move is
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Barangay Ginebra to face Korean team in Asian Basketball Showdown
The country’s most beloved PBA team – the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel will try to even up with LG Sakers, one of the stalwarts of the Korean Basketball League, in a rematch of two
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Viral video prompts temporary closing of portion of Boracay beach
A video which has gone viral on social media sites led to the temporary closing of a portion of the beachfront of world-famous Boracay Island in Malay town, Aklan province. The video showed a
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UPLB students stage walkout protest
Students at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) participated in the UP system-wide walkout to protest campus militarization. The students started the walkout at around 4 p.m. Tuesday afternoon in front of
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