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PNP PROVIDES 21 COPS TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS – SY EGCO

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has detailed 21 police officers to the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) as part of efforts to protect media practitioners, especially during the election season. PTFoMS Executive Director, Undersecretary Joel Sy Egco, expressed gratitude to Police Security and Protection Group director, Police Brig. General Filmore Escobal, for this […]

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GO BARING TATTOO-FREE BACK DISPROVES ALLEGED DRUG LINKS – PANELO

The move of former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go to bare his tattoo-free back belies the accusations that he has links to the illegal drug trade, Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made this remark after Go took off his white shirt before members of the media to show his back and […]

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60 KPH LIMIT ALONG MCR MAJOR ROADS TO BE IMPOSED – MMDA

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has announced the implementation of a 60-kilometer-per hour (kph) speed limit along major roads in Metro Manila. MMDA Regulation No. 19-001 states that a fine of P1,000 will be imposed against violators of the speed limit. A fine of P1,000 will be imposed against violators of the speed limit. […]

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KIN OF MURDERED OFW IN KOREA THANKS DUTERTE, GO FOR HELPING SOLVE CASE

The family of Angelo Claveria, whose murdered remains were found in a water tank in South Korea last year, expressed gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte and former Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go for helping arrest the suspect in the case. Claveria’s kin in the town of Cabatuan, Iloilo was informed by a […]

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MANILA BAY AREA OFF BATAAN NOW FIT FOR SWIMMING – CIMATU

Efforts to rehabilitate Manila Bay are beginning to bear fruit. According to Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Roy Cimatu, he has received reports that swimming is already possible in some areas of the bay off Bataan province. “We’re improving in terms of cleaning up Manila Bay,” Cimatu said in Quezon City after […]

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PNP CARPARK AN INITIATIVE OF BATO DELA ROSA – BANAC

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Gen. Oscar Albayalde and Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar recently led the ground-breaking rites for a five-story multipurpose carpark building which will soon rise inside Camp Crame. The parking facility, located at the northwest corner of the PNP headquarters, is expected to solve parking woes of personnel and […]

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STOP THROWING TRASH IN CREEKS, RIVERS – DENR

Residents living along major waterways in Metro Manila are being urged by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to become environment-conscious by not throwing trash in creeks and rivers to help fast-track the cleanup of Manila Bay and its tributaries. During the cleanup of the Maytunas Creek in San Juan City’s Barangay Addition […]

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PALACE TO FORM TASK FORCE ON ZERO HUNGER – NOGRALES

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Tuesday announced that the Palace will soon be issuing an executive order (EO) creating a Zero Hunger Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) composed of members of the Cabinet that will seek to eradicate hunger in the country by 2030. According to the Palace official, President Rodrigo Duterte approved the proposal in […]

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ELECTRIC COOPS IN BANGSAMORO REGION TO GET POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT – NEA

Six electric cooperatives (ECs) operating in the Bangsamoro region will receive next week power distribution equipment to help them improve their operational efficiency. The National Electrification Administration (NEA) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will lead the turnover ceremony of power distribution equipment and materials, such as boom trucks, transformers, utility poles, and electric […]

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NEA TO GIVE ROMBLON’S COBRADOR ISLAND POTABLE WATER THRU HYDROPANELS

The National Electrification Administration (NEA), in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will install solar-powered hydropanels in Cobrador Island, Romblon whose community has been deprived of access to safe drinking water for years. The agency will be deploying four SOURCE Hydropanel units this April, which is part of its ongoing project with the ADB […]