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I WILL BE RUNNING FOR SENATOR – DELA ROSA

Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director General Bato dela Rosa was recently sworn in as the newest member of President Rodrigo Duterte’s party, and confirmed his Senate bid in next year’s midterm elections. The former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) took his oath as member of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) […]

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SUPPORT MALASAKIT CENTER – GO

Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go urged Manileños and the public to support the “Malasakit Center” at the Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila. Go said the center is a one-stop shop desk that would assist less fortunate Filipinos in their health concerns and medical expenses. “Inaanyayahan ko kayo especially ang ating mga […]

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SIGNING OF BANGSAMORO ORGANIC LAW SIGNALS END OF WAR AND POVERTY IN MINDANAO – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go expressed hope that the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) will signal the start of lasting peace in Mindanao. Go made this remark during the ceremonial signing of the BOL at Malacañang in the presence of several lawmakers and members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro […]

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PHILIPPINES TO SEND BASKETBALL TEAM TO ASIAN GAMES IN INDONESIA – GO

Special Assistant to the President Bong Go confirmed reports that the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) have finally agreed to send a Philippine squad to the Asian Games in Indonesia later this August. Go also confirmed his involvement in negotiations for the participation of Gilas Pilipinas in the Asiad. […]

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PRES. DUTERTE COMMITTED TO IMPROVE PNP HEALTH CARE – GO

Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Bong Go said President Rodrigo Duterte remains committed to improving the health services that are being provided for the Philippine National Police, and ensured that there will be a fair treatment among the military and police with regard to the medical services and assistance they receive. In a media […]

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3.7M FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVALS FROM JAN-JUNE AN ALL-TIME HIGH – ROMULO-PUYAT

The country is “on track” with its 2018 target for international arrivals after foreign tourists to the Philippines reached an “all-time high” of 3.706 million in the first half of the year, said the Department of Tourism (DOT). “We are actually on track. We are halfway the year and we are exactly halfway of our […]

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LIFTING OF TOTAL DEPLOYMENT BAN TO KUWAIT EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY – BELLO

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) officially lifted the total deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to Kuwait. This after DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed the department order lifting the ban on the sending of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) both skilled and household service workers (HSWs) to the Gulf State. Bello noted […]

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93-YEAR-OLD GRANDMA AND 155 OTHERS GET LAND TITLES – CASTRICIONES

Ninety-three-year-old Emerenciana Bustamante from Burgos, Pangasinan was teary-eyed after receiving her long-awaited certificate of land ownership award (CLOA) from Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) Secretary John Castriciones. “My long wait is finally over! The land is now legally mine,” cried Bustamante who, together with her husband farmed the land for more than 40 years. “I […]

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654 HECTARES OF LANDS DISTRIBUTED TO QUEZON FARMERS – DAR

President Rodrigo Duterte distributed certificates of land ownership award (CLOAs) to 386 agrarian reform beneficiaries, effectively transferring to them the ownership of the remaining 654.4082 hectares of the Hacienda Matias in Mulanay, Quezon Province. The farmer-beneficiaries were also assured of government support and assistance, a promise made by President Duterte to all farmer-beneficiaries, to ensure […]