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MANILA – A Benguet Electric Cooperative (Beneco) official said she is willing to open the cooperative’s statement of accounts for scrutiny to prove that unauthorized withdrawal and fund transfer allegations hurled against her and the agency are untru... Read full article
MANILA – Malacañang hopes the next administration will sustain the gains of the government against the communist insurgency, through the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC).... Read full article
MANILA – A former Palace official on Sunday defended the directive of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte to restrict unvaccinated people from going out of their homes, saying it was part of the President’s duty as head of state.... Read full article
MANILA – The national government will not think twice about escalating the alert level status in the National Capital Region (NCR) and neighboring areas should the healthcare utilization rate (HCUR) reach the threshold for Alert Level 4, Malacañang s... Read full article
MANILA – Twenty-eight more cities and provinces will be elevated to a higher Alert Level 3 from January 14 to 31, Malacañang announced Wednesday.... Read full article
MANILA – The relations between the Philippines and India is on an upward trajectory following the wide-ranging dialogue between Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and his Indian counterpart Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on February 14.... 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 taxes from the winning profits of e-sabong or online cockfighting.... Read full article
MANILA – The country’s vaccine czar has appealed to the Health Technology Assessment Council (HTAC) to hasten the approval of second booster shots administration to more vulnerable sectors and include other priority sectors in their recommendation.... Read full article
MANILA – No less than President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has announced that the MRT-3 will be giving free rides for one month, starting 28 March to 30 April 2022,... Read full article
MANILA – The House of Representatives on Wednesday ratified the bicameral conference committee report on a bill that would regulate the importation, manufacture, sale, packaging, distribution, use, and communication of vaporized nicotine and non-nico... Read full article