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Lacson eyes scrapping P16-B right-of-way fund under public works 2019 budget 

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SENATOR Panfilo Lacson on Monday said that he would push for the removal of at least P16 billion in road right-of-way (ROW) funds under the proposed 2019 budget of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) unless the agency could justify the allocation. In an interview after attending the Senate finance committee hearing on the P555.67 […]

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Robredo: ‘Competent NFA leaders’ needed to solve rice crisis

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VICE President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo on Monday recommended that for the government to resolve the ongoing rice crisis and other issues plaguing the National Food Authority (NFA), competent leaders are needed. “Ayusin ang NFA…magtalaga ng pinunong mahusay at mapagkakatiwalaan ng lahat (Fix the NFA…elect competent leaders whom the public can trust),” Robredo said in a […]

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Duterte apologizes to Obama for ‘talkatise,’ forgives him too like all ‘ex-girlfriends’

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PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte apologized to former US President Barack Obama for the “talkatese” he hurled against him in the past but at the same time said he has forgiven him like what he did to all his “ex-girlfriends.” In a speech during his meeting with the Filipino community in Israel on Monday (Philippine time), Duterte […]

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UPDATE: 2 killed, 15 injured in another bombing in Sultan Kudarat

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ZAMBOANGA CITY – One more victim died in a new bomb attack in Sultan Kudarat’s Isulan town on Sunday night – the second explosion in five days – blamed by the military to the pro-IS Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters or BIFF in southern Philippines. The first fatality, an 18-year-old, died at the scene of the blast — […]

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Palace condemns latest blast in Sultan Kudarat

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MALACAÑANG on Monday condemned the latest explosion in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat that killed one person and wounded over a dozen others. In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. assured the public that the government would bring the perpetrators of the attack to justice. “We strongly denounce the latest attack in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat. We […]

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Rio Olympian Lariba passes away at 24

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OLYMPIAN Ian “Yan-yan” Lariba died on Sunday night, according to a statement from Philippine Table Tennis Federation President Ting Ledesma. She was 24. Lariba, 24, was stricken with leukemia, which she battled for more than a year after her Olympic stint in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2016. She was the first Filipino to compete […]

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Olympian Lariba succumbs to leukemia

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Olympian Ian ‘Yan-yan’ Lariba died on Sunday night after more than a year of fighting leukemia, Philippine Table Tennis Federation President Ting Ledesma said. Lariba, 24, fell ill after her Olympic stint. She was the first Filipino table tennis player who competed in the Rio Olympics two years ago. Details of her wake will be […]

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Ride-sharing service operators, drivers ask LTFRB to bring back P2 charge

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About 200 ride-sharing service operators, drivers staged a noise barrage and motorcade in Quezon City on Sunday following the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board’s (LTFRB) decision to suspend their P2 charge per minute. The regulatory agency first suspended in April Grab Philippines’ travel time charge after it was enforced without board approval. In an interview, Transport […]

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Private tugboats sent to rescue Navy ship 4 days after running aground in West PH Sea 

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FOUR days after a Philippine frigate ran aground in the area of the West Philippine Sea, authorities are still trying to extricate the ship. Two tugboats from private firms have been tapped although several countries, including the US, China and South Korea, offered to provide equipment that would remove the BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15), […]

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Inflation likely to hit 5-yr high in Aug — analysts

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INFLATION likely accelerated further to a new five-year high in August, based on a Manila Times poll of economists whose forecasts for the month ranged from 5.8 percent to 6.1 percent, or an average of 5.8 percent. Since March, consumer price growth topped the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 2.0-4.0 percent target — hitting 5.7 percent […]

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