Following the mandate of the post-EDSA People Power 1987 Constitution, Congress enacted the Local Government Code, Republic Act No. 7160, on Oct. 10, 1991, or more than three decades ago. The Constitution declared that the territorial and political subdivisions of the country are the provinces, cities, municipalities, and barangays; and …
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President Marcos has suspended the implementation of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the controversial Maharlika Investment Fund “pending further study.” President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos issued the suspension through a memorandum from Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin, which he signed by the authority of the President …
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US President Joe Biden landed in Israel Wednesday on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks, under the shadow of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that has inflamed regional tensions. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) greets US President Joe Biden upon his arrival at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion …
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With many Filipinos also caught in the middle of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) remembered their resilience and strength in the aftermath of the Typhoon “Yolanda” tragedy. A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on Oct. …
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The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday said a Chinese warship’s attempt to cross the bow or front side of a Philippine Navy vessel in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was an unprecedented “elevation” of China’s provocative actions. Reports of the latest incident came as President Marcos emphasized his …
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Around one million license plates are now being produced by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) as it pushes to address millions of backlogs of plates, mostly for motorcycles. With the production rate, LTO chief Vigor Mendoza II said they expect to wipe out the 80,000 license plates backlog for motor …
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The Filipino film “Amon Banwa sa Lawod (Our Island of the Mangrove Moons)” bagged the Best International Feature Film award at the Louth International Film Festival in Ireland. Directed by film and stage director Anton Juan, “Amon Banwa” focuses on the fishing community of Suyac, an island in Sagay City, …
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PH, int’l aid agencies cautiously optimistic on crucial border with Egypt The shuttered Rafah crossing—the only way out of Gaza Strip bordering Egypt that bypasses Israel— could be reopened “any day now,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said. “The Israelis and Egyptians are still coordinating on the process because they …
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Police are now tracking the owner of the vehicle used by Miss Grand Philippines 2023 candidate Catherine Camilon before she went incommunicado on Thursday, Oct. 12, in Batangas. ‘‘We’re still finding [looking for] the registered owner of the car used by Catherine since according to her family, the vehicle is …
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TESTIFYING as the last prosecution witness in the Dengvaxia vaccine case, Public Attorney’s Office-Forensic Laboratory Division (PAO-FLD) director Dr. Erwin Erfe stood firm on his findings that the cause of death of an initial batch of eight schoolchildren were severe adverse reactions after being inoculated with the controversial anti-dengue vaccine. …
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