Transport department invites bidders for five provincial airports  

January 24, 2017

The transportation department is inviting bidders for five provincial airport projects as previously pre-qualified bidders for the bundled  project will move on to the next stage of auction process. Through an invitation to pre-qualify and bid published Tuesday, the agency

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(UPDATE) Seven cops under restrictive custody, police official relieved on Korean incident    

January 24, 2017

A police station commander in AngelesCity was relieved while seven policemen were placed under restrictive custody because of alleged involvement in robbery and extortion of three Korean nationals last December in the province ofPampanga.   “The seven policemen were under

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Alvarez welcomes Senate panel decision to hear House charges vs. De Lima  

January 24, 2017

House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Tuesday welcomed the decision of the Senate Ethics Committee finding the complaint of the House of Representatives against Sen. Leila De Lima sufficient in form and substance.   “The decision of the Senate Ethics Committee

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Duterte, Xi to hold “very substantial” bilateral talks in sideline of forum in May  

January 24, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold bilateral talks in May at the sidelines of a multilateral forum in Beijing, China Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said  Monday night. The visit to China and his meeting

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House panel quiz DAR turnaround to support bills to extend limit in CARP component  

January 24, 2017

Members of the House committee on agrarian reform questioned the Department of Agrarian Reform’s turnaround from its previous position to support pending bills seeking to extend the limit period in the land acquisition and distribution component of the Comprehensive Agrarian

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Duterte lauds Trump for his promise to stop illegal drugs

January 24, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has hailed US President Donald Trump, who like him, has vowed to stop illegal drugs. “Look at his (Trump) inaugural speech. He (said he) will stop drugs,” Duterte said in a speech Sunday night during the 55th

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Army major goes amuck, shot by police

January 23, 2017

Police shot an officer of the Philippine Army after he ran amuck in Pasay Cityearly Monday. Major Elmer Payot, opened fire at policeman after he released four hostages. The policemen shot him in the chest and Payot is confined at

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SC reverses Sandiganbayan ruling Marcos heirs own Cabuyao resthouse

January 23, 2017

The Supreme Court reversed a 2010 Sandiganbayan ruling allowing the return of a 25-hectare property in Cabuyao, Laguna to the Marcos family after being sequestered by the government more than 20 years ago.   In a decision by Associate Justice

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