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Manila traffic men take refresher
More than 150 former members of the Manila Traffic and Parking Bureau are set to start their extensive retraining before...
New NIA boss eyes review of all dams
CABANATUAN CITY—Amid fears of the “Big One” earthquake striking anytime, the new administrator of the National Irrigation Administration has ordered...
Baguio to roll out red carpet for ’17 Ad Summit
BAGUIO CITY—The country’s undisputed Summer Capital will host this year’s Advertising Summit, which is tentatively scheduled on Sept. 13 to...
Leading ARMM with heart
Lawyer Amenodin Usodan Sumagayan, 42, went into politics with a vision: To put order where there is crime and conflict....
DPWH chief in Albay sacked
LEGAZPI CITY—Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar has sacked the district engineer in Bicol anew, just more than a...
130 multinational firms flock to AFAB
MARIVELES, Bataan—About 130 multinational firms have applied for accreditation at the Authority of the Freeport Area of Bataan to put...
New Manila system gets biz listed in 30 minutes
To make the City of Manila more conducive to business, Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada has introduced a new registration and...
Bus tragedy unveils need for govt docs
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya—People would normally ask during an emergency, “Where have all the doctors gone?” Such was the reaction of...
Erap backs Atienza pitch for MM gov
Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Estrada is open to the proposal of Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza—his former rival and former...
Water analysis for QC pools set
Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista has ordered the city health department to conduct water sampling analysis in all public and...
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