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P7.28-M drugs seized in Iloilo sting operations

ILOILO CITY: Two separate anti-drug operations yielded a total of PHP7.28 million worth of shabu and arrested 10 suspects in Iloilo province on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Operatives arrested a fishpond caretaker identified as alias Ronnel, 28, at 6:40 p….

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56,000 Cordillerans receive 4Ps grants

BAGUIO CITY: Some 56,000 poor households from the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have been included in the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) since 2007, a Social Welfare and Development official said Tuesday.

Fatima Florendo, Departme…

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DOLE ensures child laborers in NegOr return to school

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in Negros Oriental is regularly monitoring child laborers in the province to ensure that they are getting proper education, an official said Wednesday.

Vivencio Lagahid, DOLE-Negros Orient…

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Olivarez, Arcilla secure quarterfinal berths

MANILA: Top seed Eric Jed Olivarez clobbered Lance Fernandez, 6-1, 6-1, to lead the men’s singles quarterfinalists in the Mayor Eric Olivarez National Open Tennis Championships at the Olivarez Sports Center in Sucat, ParaƱaque on Wednesday.

Olivarez,…

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BI stops 3 OFW victims with altered visas at NAIA

MANILA: The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Wednesday said it recently barred three overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from leaving the country after presenting passports with altered visas.

According to the BI’s immigration protection and border enforce…