Japan pushes small arms reduction in Bangsamoro
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JAPAN and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed an agreement supporting the reduction of small arms and light weapons in…
DoTr told to review land acquisition process
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ EDD GUMBAN A CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday asked the Department of Transportation (DoTr) to look into its site acquisition process for…
Public warned vs fake Lego
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THE INTELLECTUAL Property Office of the Philippines on Tuesday warned the public against fake Lego toys being sold locally. In a statement…
Gov’t urged to vaccinate preschoolers
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ RUSSEL PALMA A LAWMAKER has filed a resolution asking the National Government to allow preschoolers to get vaccinated against the…
Lawmaker seeks more resilient school buildings
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE HOUSE basic education committee on Tuesday approved a resolution that seeks to formulate a disaster-resilient design for schools. …
More than 350 prisoners freed
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BUCOR THE BUREAU of Corrections has released more than 350 inmates, including sick and elderly ones, as it tries to decongest the…
NTC orders telcos to deactivate, block links in scam text messages
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THE National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has directed telecommunication companies to block or deactivate domains and uniform resource locators (URLs) contained in scam…
House bill seeks to confer ‘national significance’ status to gas projects
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REUTERS A BILL filed in the House of Representatives proposes to classify natural gas projects as strategic, entitling them to expedited permit…
PHL needs to make economy part of global supply chains — Habito
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THE Philippines needs to embed its economy solidly in global supply chains if it is to accelerate the recovery from the pandemic,…
Lawyers say constitution should not set specific restrictions on foreign ownership
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REUTERS LAWYERS appearing on Tuesday before the Senate Constitutional Amendments and Revision of Codes Committee recommended a review and possible amendment of…