Category: General

July 9, 2024 No Responses

DSWD raises warning anew vs TikTok, other online scammers

MANILA: The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Tuesday advised the public anew to refrain from engaging over video streaming platform TikTok and other social media accounts that promise educational assistance. 'These pages and gro...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

Maguindanao Sur capitol workers undergo surprise drug test

BULUAN: To ensure all provincial government workers are not users of prohibited substances, Maguindanao Governor Bai Mariam Sangki-Mangudadatu ordered a drug test on Monday and Tuesday. 'The initiative is in line with the drug-free workplace program ...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

Revival of Paoay Lake Golf Course to entice foreign tourists

LAOAG: The rehabilitation of the sports and recreation complex that has a 77-hectare 18-hole golf course along the legendary Paoay Lake in Ilocos Norte is now on final stages, being readied for tourists in this northern Luzon gateway. This bid has be...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

NBI raids yield P13-M in counterfeit goods

MANILA: Authorities have urged the public not to buy fake products as raids conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) over the weekend yielded PHP13 million worth of counterfeit luxury items. In a statement Tuesday, the NBI said two sep...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

Comelec to issue digital IDs for overseas internet voting

MANILA: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will issue a digital voter's identification (IDs) cards for overseas Filipino voters. In a statement Tuesday, Comelec chairperson George Garcia said the modernized voter's ID will only be issued to voters...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

PAOCC says report on alleged POGO ‘general, fiscal’ fake news

MANILA: The Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Tuesday denied reports that it is going after a general and a prosecutor allegedly behind the leak of information on raids against illegal Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) f...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

Econ team yet to tackle POGO ban but gov’t prepping for impacts

MANILA: The economic team of the administration of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has yet to discuss the proposal to ban Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) in the country, although steps are now being taken to cushion the possible impacts...
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July 9, 2024 No Responses

Vietnamese, Russian Deputy Prime Ministers hold online meeting

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Chernyshenko on July 9 co-chaired an online meeting to discuss measures to promote the two countries' practical and effective cooperation in all fields within the framework of the ...
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July 8, 2024 No Responses

President and Prime Minister attend Central Military Commission’s conference

State President To Lam and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who are Politburo members and standing members of the Central Military Commission, attended the commission's tenth conference in Hanoi on July 8 to review the fulfilment of military and natio...
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