45 Immigration officials ordered fired after scam
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PHILSTAR THE OMBUDSMAN has ordered the dismissal of 45 Immigration officials linked to an airport scheme that extorted money from Chinese nationals…
SC upheld power over tobacco of FDA — senator
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WIRESTOCK-FREEPIK THE SUPREME Court (SC) has upheld the local Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate cigarettes and tobacco products in…
Bulusan erupts anew, wider area affected by ashfall
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SORSORGON PDERG BULUSAN Volcano erupted again on Sunday, a week after a similar steam-driven explosion, and spewed ash across a wider area,…
DBM asserts new migrant workers’ agency can’t use POEA funds yet
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THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) on Sunday told Migrant Workers Secretary Abdullah D. Mama-o that he has no authority to…
Cities of Khulna, Davao explore sisterhood pact, business opportunities
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BANGLADESHI AMBASSADOR F.M. BORHAN UDDIN — BW FILE PHOTO/ MMPADILLO DAVAO City in the Philippines and Khulna in Bangladesh are looking at…
Lawyers’ group asserts right to protest not contingent on permits
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ WALTER BOLLOZOS A LAWYERS’S group on Sunday hit Philippine police after its top officials recently claimed that the right to…
12 Abu Sayyaf members surrender in Sulu
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PHILIPPINE ARMY KALINAW NEWS A DOZEN members of the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom group that has also in recent years allied with…
Salceda vows to refile bill for establishment of disease control agency
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REELECTED Albay Rep. Jose Maria Clemente S. Salceda will refile a bill in the incoming 19th Congress for the creation of a…
Philippines forges investment promotion agreement with UAE
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JCOMP-FREEPIK THE PHILIPPINES and United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed an investment promotion and protection agreement (IPPA) on June 9, with the Trade…
Breakaway LIV Golf tour signs 2018 Masters champion Reed
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THE LIV Golf International Series on Saturday announced the signing of 2018 Masters winner Patrick Reed. The 31-year-old American has won nine…