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MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would ask the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to explain why it allegedly failed to collect taxes from the winning profits of e-sabong or online cockfighting.... Read full article
MANILA – Some 1,123 temporary shelters and housing units are on-standby if ever the Taal Volcano’s alert status will escalate to Level 4, Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Eduardo del Rosario said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Education (DepEd) has already suspended classes in 19 schools in Agoncillo and Laurel, Batangas, affecting 7,139 learners, amid the Taal volcanic unrest.... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Wednesday stressed the need to boost Philippine maritime security through a national program to modernize the Philippine Navy and to strengthen the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).... Read full article
MANILA – The government is still waiting for the recommendation from government experts before administering Sinovac’s coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccine for children 6 years old and above, a health official said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippines is one of the Asean countries that have logged the lowest number of daily new confirmed Covid-19 cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Tuesday night.... Read full article
MANILA – Two Filipino nationals are the latest victims in a string of unprovoked attacks in New York City, the Philippine Consulate General said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Tuesday said he wanted to personally visit evacuation centers in Batangas after Alert Level 3 was raised amid the unrest of the Taal Volcano.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he would ask the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to explain why it allegedly failed to collect estate taxes, but did not name anyone in particular.... Read full article
MANILA – The Indian government is opening 50 defense training slots for the Philippines in 2023 under its flagship development initiative, the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation (ITEC) program.... Read full article
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