TARGET HARDENING. Manila Police District head Col. Arnold Thomas Ibay inspects the vicinity of Quiapo Church in Manila on Wednesday as the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) gears up for the incoming Simbang Gabi festivities. Norman Cruz Police hardens targets in Metro Manila as 2 suspects in Marawi blast …
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The Philippine Delegation to the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP28) meets with the Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)./Presidential Communications Office MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has signed a pledge to triple the world’s renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency during the COP28 climate talks in …
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IRREGULARITIES. House Committee on Public Order and Safety chair, Rep. Dan Fernandez (right), presides over an inquiry into the bidding process of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) for the fire truck procurement, at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on Tuesday (Dec. 5, 2023). Fernandez asked the BFP …
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National Security Adviser Eduardo Año NATIONAL Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Wednesday welcomed exploratory talks with the communist rebels but said these should be free of any preconditions. In particular, he described as “premature” demands issued by the communists shortly after the government and the National Democratic Front of the …
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Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 6, called on all education stakeholders to “pull our efforts together” to help improve the learning outcomes of Filipino students as reflected in the 2022 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). (DepEd / MB Visual Content Group) “PISA has provided …
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Indigenous peoples and migrant settlers held a protest Thursday in front of the municipal gym in South Upi. (Task Force Bantay Kalikasan) MANILA, Philippines — The Lambangian and Teduray indigenous communities, along with migrant settlers in Maguindanao del Sur, have voiced their opposition to a proposed mineral reservation area, fearing …
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The Philippines’ employment rate soared to 95.8-percent under the Marcos administration which was seen to be the highest in 18 years, a lawmaker highlighted on Thursday. Following the release of the October 2023 Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), Bulacan 6th District Rep. Salvador Pleyto lauded the …
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Students arrive for the first day of in-person classes after years-long COVID-19 lockdowns at Pedro Guevara Elementary School in Manila on Aug. 22, 2022. (AFP / Maria Tan) MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has the highest disparity between the student performance of male and female students in Southeast Asia, recent …
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CAUAYAN CITY, Isabela – Rescuers on Thursday, December 7, reached the area where a light plane crashed in this province. However, Joshua Hapinat, spokesperson of the Incident Management Team (IMT), said that the pilot was found dead. The pilot had an unidentified female passenger but she was not there in …
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SISTERHOOD TIES. Bulacan Vice Governor Alexis C. Castro (4th from left) and Arch. Editha M. Fuentes, chairman of the City Planning Commission of the City of Glendale, California (3rd from left), present a copy of a resolution approving and accepting the sisterhood partnership between the State of California and the …
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