Comelec urges qualified voters to register for 2019 polls

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Those who are looking to participate in the May 13, 2019 midterm polls only have 5 days to register, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said last Tuesday.

Comelec spokesman James Jimenez...

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Time to repeal the law on mining — Pres. Duterte

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President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday, September 17, stressed that it is time to seriously look into the perils caused by the mining industry in the country.

The President, during the situation...

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Duterte extends sympathies to victims of 'Ompong'

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed his sympathies to families who lost their loved ones during the onslaught of Typhoon Ompong.

“I share the grief of those who lost loved ones,” Duterte...

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Comelec moves COC filing period to Oct. 11-17

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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday moved the period for filing of Certificates of Candidacy (COCs) for the May 2019 polls a week later than its original schedule.

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Int'l aid for ‘Ompong’ aftermath flows as PH starts relief efforts

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The United States and Australian government on Sunday announced the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the Philippines after Typhoon Ompong battered northern Luzon on Saturday.

In a statement...

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Gov't economic managers monitor inflation 'with vigilance'

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Malacañang on Wednesday said the economic team of President Rodrigo Duterte has been monitoring the inflation with vigilance.

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made this assurance as inflation...

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DTI to hold off price hikes for basic goods in next 3 months

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The prices of basic goods such as water, sardines, noodles, among others will not increase in the next three months, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) assured on Wednesday.

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Corruption preventing PH’s economic progress: Duterte

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President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Thursday lamented how the Philippines would take longer to reach the economic progress achieved by its neighboring countries due to massive corruption within...

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