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MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday greeted the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on its 116th anniversary, lauding officials and employees for maintaining a "humane and efficient correctional system" in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – The chairperson of the House Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday said the proposed amendments to the Public Service Act (PSA) will aid the country’s economic recovery and will not be a threat to patrimony.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine government has so far repatriated 342 and evacuated some 63 Filipinos from war-torn Ukraine since Russia attacked the country on February 24, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The fourth Bayanihan Bakunahan national vaccination drive has surpassed its vaccination targets for the first and second doses, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Occidental Mindoro Monday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported.... Read full article
MANILA – Partido Reporma standard-bearer, Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson, on Thursday said the government should focus more on security threats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with the steady reduction of the local communist and terrorist rebels.... Read full article
MANILA – The number of deaths confirmed during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette has climbed to 81, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said on Tuesday.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed not to allow any election-related violence to occur during the remaining months of his administration, particularly during the national and local polls in May.... Read full article
MANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that he is in isolation again after being exposed to four persons in his household who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).... Read full article
MANILA - The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is set to resume next week the payout of financial assistance to 50,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) affected by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article