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Marcos forms presidential office for child protection

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has created the Presidential Office for Child Protection (POCP) to address rising threats to the welfare of Filipino children.

The POCP, which will be under the Office of the President (OP) and headed by a Pr…

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DOTr supports transport groups’ call for PTMP summit

MANILA: Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Friday supported the call of public transportation groups for a national summit on the Public Transport Modernization Program (PTMP) to help address issues and concerns on the program.

In a press con…

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Banks’ non-performing loan ratio at 3.51% in June

MANILA: The proportion of non-performing loans (NPLs) of Philippine banks to their total loans settled at 3.51 percent in June this year, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Friday showed.

The NPL ratio during the month was slig…

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DA to compensate ASF-affected Negros Oriental farmers

DUMAGUETE CITY: The Department of Agriculture (DA) will indemnify farmers whose hogs were culled following an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Barangay West Balabag in Valencia, Negros Oriental, an official said Friday.

Alejandro Rafal, DA-Pr…

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Cebu City PNP to get new admin building

CEBU CITY: The Philippine National Police (PNP) in this capital city assured an improved safety and security administration with the groundbreaking for a new building set for next month, the top police official here said on Friday.

Col. Antonietto Ca…

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Nuñeza, Gaccion triumph in JPGT Del Monte

MANILA: Cliff Nuñeza won the boys’ 16-18 category title by two strokes in the ICTSI Junior PGT Mindanao Series 3 at Del Monte Golf Club in Bukidnon on Friday.

Cagayan de Oro’s Ally Gaccion claimed the girls’ title after finishing with a 76 for a 289 …