P500M devt projects for implementation in Mimaropa
Around P500 million worth of Barangay Development Program (BDP) projects are now in the implementation stage in the Mimaropa (Mindoro, ...
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Budget for 2022 lacks measures to curb COVID, Binay points out
The 2022 national budget is not responsive to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senator Nancy Binay said Sunday, noting there were no ...
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House seeks extra funds for communist-free villages
House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Thursday batted for additional budget for the National Task Force to End Local Communist ...
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Task force kicks in P16.4B for barangay dev’t program
Much of the funds intended to boost the livelihood in barangays where the communists once held sway have been delivered, ...
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Task force foils kill plot on ‘talking heads’
Elite government forces thwarted yet another plot by local communist terrorists to assassinate government officials in the security sector, including ...
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NTF-ELCAC hit as Non bares death threats
Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday chided the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) for its “arrogance” ...
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DOJ backs passage of law to criminalize red-tagging
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday said reports of “red-tagging” during the last few months is “quite disturbing” but he ...
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NSA issues ‘gag order‘ over red-tagging of pantry hosts
The spokespersons of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTC-ELCAC) were ordered to shut up, after ...
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Duterte ready to set foot on Red-free areas
President Rodrigo Duterte will personally visit barangays that have been freed from the threat and influence of the New People’s ...
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19th petition vs. anti-terror law
The Supreme Court on Friday received three more petitions filed by leaders from various churches, a coalition of women’s organizations, ...
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