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Thu, 1 Dec 2022 17:20:00 +0800
2 Dawlah Islamiya bomb-makers arrested in South Cotabato
They did not resist arrest when members of the Polomolok Municipal Police Station, agents from the South Cotabato Provincial Police and PRO-12 and soldiers arrived at their hideout in Barangay Glamang and showed them an arrest warrant for murder case...

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:41:00 +0800
European Union provides over P11-M to assist Paeng-hit families
To help families affected by severe tropical storm Paeng (international name: Nalgae), the European Union is providing €200,000 or over P11 million in humanitarian funding.

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 16:37:00 +0800
Groups call for probe on death of Ericson Acosta
Various groups are seeking an investigation into the death of National Democratic Front consultant and poet Ericson Acosta who the military said was killed in an encounter in Kabankalan, Negros Occidental on November 30.

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 15:38:00 +0800
Marcos: No rush to name health, defense chiefs; OICs doing well
"I think... I'm happy with the situation as it is now. We'll see. These things are revisited, especially every year at the end of the first year," the president said in mixed Filipino and English.

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:57:00 +0800
DOTr told: Explain shortage of Beep cards on rail lines
"The time spent lining up for every single-journey ticket is a moment wasted for our already weary commuters. The department should also shed light on reports that many have resorted to buying the cards online at a steeper price," the senator said....

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 14:44:00 +0800
DA mulls holding off on salmon, pompano ban
The Department of Agriculture is considering holding off on banning the sale of imported fish like salmon and pompano in wet markets after considerable backlash from lawmakers on the restriction that was first set in policy in 1999 but was only imple...

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 12:33:00 +0800
Hontiveros urges border control, coordination with states to stop trafficking of Pinoys
"Border control should also be tightened here in the Philippines to make sure that we do not let our countrymen fall into the hands of syndicates," Hontiveros said. 

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 12:27:00 +0800
Marcos repeats promise of Philippines ‘getting closer’ to P20/kilo rice
Just three months after saying that “it’s a long road” towards his goal of bringing the price of rice down to P20 per kilo, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. now reiterates the Philippines is “getting closer and closer” to this dream panned by...

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 10:23:00 +0800
PAGASA: Up to two cyclones expected in December
The cyclones will be called “Rosal” and “Samuel” once inside the monitoring area.

Thu, 1 Dec 2022 09:47:00 +0800
House bicam panel wants restoration of NTF-ELCAC budget
“The situation is even worse in 2022. Based on reports received by my office, only two percent of NTF-ELCAC’s 2022 projects has been completed or ongoing. A whopping 98 percent of the projects are still under the pre-procurement or procurement st...



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