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Araw ng Kagitingan: Marcos vows lifetime care for veterans

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. restated the government’s commitment to strengthening services and support for Filipino veterans during the Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) rites at the Mt. Samat National Shrine in Bataan on Thursday. In his speech, Marcos expressed that honoring the country’s war heroes must go beyond remembrance and translate

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House bill seeks to push 20% discount, VAT exemption for AFP, PNP

MANILA, Philippines — In celebration of the Araw ng Kagitingan, SSS-GSIS Pensyonado Party-list Rep. Rolando Macasaet is again pushing for the immediate passage of House Bill (HB) 8379, granting additional benefits such as discounts to active and retired members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP). House Bill

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Tropical depression outside PAR may enter next week – Pagasa

CEBU CITY, Philippines— A tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) could enter next week, said Pagasa. As reported by the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) weather forecast for Thursday, April 9, the weather disturbance was last located around 2,880 kilometers east of northeastern Mindanao and is moving slowly westward,

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2 Chinese nabbed, P5M worth of mattresses seized in Pampanga

MABALACAT CITY, Pampanga – Authorities arrested two Chinese and confiscated over P5 million worth of foam mattresses in Minalin, Pampanga. In a statement, the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) said its Region 3 and Pampanga operatives served a court-issued search warrant at a warehouse in Santa Maria village, Minalin, on April 7 for illegal

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DOTr lauds improvement done at MRT-3 Quezon Avenue

MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Rail Transit 3 (MRT-3) Quezon Ave. station’s appearance and facilities have improved, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Thursday. DOTr Secretary Giovanni Lopez made the observation when he inspected the railway’s rehabilitation progress. “Here in the new structure here at Quezon Ave. Station, it’s even more beautiful now, more

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Iloilo town offers free rides as effects of fuel crisis worsen

ILOILO CITY — A town in Iloilo has begun offering free daily rides to residents as local governments grapple with the ripple effects of rising global oil prices linked to ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The municipal government of Santa Barbara has launched a “Libreng Sakay” program to help ease transport costs for commuters,

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Solon bats for another delay in barangay, SK polls to save funds

BACOLOD CITY – Bacolod Rep. Alfredo Abelardo Benitez is pushing for a six-month postponement of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to allow the government to redirect funds toward mitigating the impact of the ongoing fuel crisis. The P13 billion to P14 billion currently earmarked for the elections could instead be utilized for urgent financial

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