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CL traders worried viaduct may break
CABANATUAN CITY—An influential group of Central Luzon businessmen has expressed concern over the structural integrity of the Pampanga Viaduct amid...
Pangasinan ‘Umaani’ festival set in March
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—Preparations are under way for the provincial government’s hosting of the Umaani Expo on March 27 to April 1,...
Pangasinan backs K-to-12 program
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan—Gov. Amado I. Espino III on Tuesday assured the province’s all-out support to the Department of Education and its...
Provincial CPP-govt peace talks urged
BONTOC, Mountain Province—Board Member Tomas B. Tawagen, the new Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative, is proposing local peace talks between the...
China grants P30m to Davao
DAVAO CITY—The Communist Party of China has donated $600,000 (P30 million) worth of funding for infrastructure and equipment to the...
Makati waives fees for civil docs
From Feb. 22 to 24, Makati residents will be able to get civil documents for free. The City Civil Registration...
3 hospitals join Quezon City breastfeeding push
THREE more hospitals in Quezon City have partnered with the city government to establish an effective support system for the...
Cagayan pushes bridge projects
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan—The provincial government has proposed to the Regional Development Council a P5-million feasibility fund for a study on...
Cosalan eyes probe on Korean capitalist
KIBUNGAN, Benguet—Benguet Rep. Ronald M. Cosalan will initiate a congressional inquiry into the alleged illegal activities of a Korean businessman...
Inmates earn, learn in Vizcaya jail
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—While prisoners in other parts of the country spend their time idly in overcrowded jails, inmates at the...
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