MANILA – The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) welcomed home 342 Filipinos repatriated from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as the eighth Philippine government chartered flight landed at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Friday afternoon. Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said in an interview that the latest batch consisted of 203 are
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Ombudsman probes UP Diliman land deals
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered former and incumbent ranking officials of the University of the Philippines (UP) to reply to the criminal and administrative complaints against them over the development of two commercial buildings in the Diliman campus that displaced several vendors. The move by the Ombudsman was welcomed by
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Drug firms pledge to keep medicine prices until June
MANILA, Philippines — Both foreign and local pharmaceutical companies have pledged not to increase the prices of medicine amid the ongoing crisis in the Middle East, but only until June, when they are expected to order new stocks, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said on Friday. Herbosa said drug makers made the commitment during a meeting
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Sara Duterte camp files 3rd plea vs House impeach raps
MANILA, Philippines — Supporters of Vice President Sara Duterte filed with the Supreme Court on Friday a third petition challenging the ongoing impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives. Fourteen individuals, including former Commission on Education (CHEd) Commissioner Ronald Adamat, filed their motion to intervene on Friday to assail what they claimed to be a
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3 PNPA cadets nabbed for hazing 20 schoolmates
MANILA, Philippines — Three Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) cadets were arrested for allegedly hazing over 20 underclassmen, the law enforcement agency said on Friday. The police said the incident took place at the academy’s barracks in Camp General Mariano Castañeda in Silang, Cavite, early morning on April 3. The supposed hazing activity was discovered
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PNOC asks Congress for P8-B fuel budget
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) has asked the House of Representatives for an P8-billion supplemental budget to buy additional fuel as the government shores up its energy reserves, while also proposing a phased approach to building the country’s stockpile. The state-owned energy company urged lawmakers to approve its additional corporate operating
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BFAR starts salt worker registry, boosts industry in Mindoro
CITY OF CALAPAN — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Wednesday launched a nationwide registration program for salt workers, or “asinderos,” alongside the celebration of the first-ever Asin Harvest Festival in Magsaysay town, Occidental Mindoro. Dubbed “Asindero, Rehistrado!”, the initiative aims to document and profile salt farmers across the country to guide
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All-women Army unit hits Bukidnon NPA lair
DAVAO CITY — The Army command in Bukidnon on Thursday declared a combat breakthrough — one of many it needed — in an effort to wipe out the presence of communist New People’s Army (NPA) rebels along the province’s border with Agusan del Sur. This came after a special team entered a once-forward camp of
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Cop slain in Bacolod anti-drug operation hailed as hero
BACOLOD CITY — A slain police officer here was hailed as a hero after he was killed in the line of duty during an anti-illegal drugs operation in Barangay Singcang-Airport on Thursday night. Mayor Greg Gasataya said Master Sgt. Romulo Galvez, a highly decorated member of Police Station 9’s Drug Enforcement Team, died while conducting
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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 New Date For Coronation Night, Other Details
When is the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 grand coronation night? MISS UNIVERSE PHILIPPINES 2026 – The organization has announced a new date for the grand coronation night this year. Recently, the Miss Universe Philippines organization announced that the grand coronation has been moved to May 2. The adjustment will allow “sufficient time for venue preparation.” View ... Read more
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