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DOTr awards consulting contract of North-South commuter railway project to Japanese consortium

December 7, 2017

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) takes a major step towards the construction of the North-South Commuter Railway ( NCSR) project through the awarding of the consulting contract to Japanese consortium led by Oriental Consultants Global. The official contract signing ceremony

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Meralco says power rates to decrease in December

December 7, 2017

Meralco announced a decrease in electricity rates for December 2017, amounting to 37.85 centavos for a typical household, bringing down the overall rate from last month’s P9.6272 per kWh to P9.2487 per kWh. The rate decrease this month amounts to a reduction of around P76  in the total

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Planas, former QC vice mayor, passes away at 87

December 7, 2017

Charito Planas, an opposition figure during the martial law period who later became vice mayor of Quezon, passed away Thursday morning at 87 years old, a statement from Quezon City Hall said. A necrological service will be held in her

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Ombudsman dismisses Negros Oriental governor Degamo

December 7, 2017

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal from service of Governor Roel Degamo of Negros Oriental for anomalies in utilization of the province’s 2013 budget, the government agency said in a statement Thursday. The dismissal order carries the accessory

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Duterte extends AFP chief Guerrero’s term of service until April

December 7, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has extended by four months the term of service of Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero. Guerrero will remain in the military sevice until April 24 next year, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on

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Duterte warns of “mass arrest” of communist leaders

December 6, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Wednesday “mass arrest” of the communist leaders who are temporarily out of jail after he formally declared the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army as a terrorist organization. “And for those who are out temporarily, you

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MMDA sets dry run for new proposed EDSA traffic scheme

December 6, 2017

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will conduct a one-week dry run of a proposed traffic scheme along EDSA even as it said it deferred action on a proposed odd-even scheme and the two-day number coding scheme. The MMDA, in

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Abu Sayyaf leader not sincere in surrendering: military official

December 6, 2017

Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Radulan Sahiron was not sincere when he previously sent surrender feelers, a military official said Wednesday. “The sincerity of Radulan Sahiron was tainted during the first quarter. There was a feeler that came to me,

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