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As PH, China resume talks, AFP notes who’s ‘not reliable’

The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday warned that China cannot be considered a reliable partner in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), even as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) reengaged Beijing in talks on possible joint oil and gas explorations and coast guard cooperation. Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philippine Navy spokesperson on

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Group warns vs spike of violence ahead of BARMM polls

COTABATO CITY—An independent monitoring group has warned anew against a renewed spiral of violence in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the run-up to the regional parliamentary elections in September this year. In a statement, Climate Conflict Action Asia (CCAA) on Tuesday said the ambush in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao del Sur, on

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Zambales forestlands set for rehabilitation

SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES— More than 74 hectares of degraded forestlands in San Marcelino and Subic towns are set for rehabilitation under a new five-year partnership between the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Gala Aeta Kulihig Association Inc. (Gakai), and AP Renewable Energy Corp. (Aprec). The three parties signed a memorandum of agreement to

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‘Concerned employees’ sue DOH chief, other officials over P1.5-B expired drugs, vaccines

Unidentified complainants calling themselves “concerned Department of Health [DOH] personnel” have again filed criminal and administrative cases against Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa and 16 other officials and personnel of the agency, this time over P1.5 billion worth of vaccines and medicines that expired and were considered “dead stock.”  The 33-page complaint accusing Herbosa and the

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PNP: Motorists who gas up and run face charges

The Philippine National Police on Tuesday warned motorists against resorting to the “gas and run” scheme, saying they would face charges like the ride-hailing app driver who fled after gassing up in Quezon City but later surrendered to authorities. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. said that the case, while it involved a single

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Gov’t sets P50 price cap for imported rice

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Tuesday announced a price ceiling of P50 per kilo for imported rice as part of government efforts to cushion the impact of rising fuel costs caused by the conflict in the Middle East. “When the price of oil goes up, food prices are next. That’s something we don’t want

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Tighter security set at Quezon pilgrimage site during Holy Week

LUCENA CITY — Pilgrims visiting the Kamay ni Hesus (KNH) shrine in Lucban, Quezon, this Holy Week will subjected to tighter security measures amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. “Due to ongoing conflict and potential retaliatory threats, including from terrorist groups, stricter security measures have been implemented,” said Fr. Joey Faller, shrine administrator, in

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