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CA junks PCC plea on review of PLDT, Globe PHP70-B buyout of SMC telco assets

MANILA—The Court of Appeals denied the petition of motion for reconsideration filed by Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) in relation to …

DOJ conducts initial probe on raps vs Unilever execs, et al over Pasay concert deaths

MANILA—The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday started the preliminary investigation on the complaints for criminal negligence and violation of …

Pimentel wants Jan 23 declared as 1st Philippine Republic Day

MANILA—Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III has filed a bill seeking to declare January 23 as a special working holiday in …

Labor groups to give DOLE ample time on forming new rules to curb ‘endo’

Road works to be conducted at night to ease traffic congestion

MANILA—The Department of Transportation (DOTr), the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) …

5 ASG terrorists killed, 11 troopers hurt in latest Sulu clash

MANILA—Five Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) terrorists were reported killed while 11 soldiers were slightly wounded by shrapnel during encounter in …

AFP deploys missile firing naval gunboat to Sulu vs Abu Sayyaf

ANILA—The government’s all-out offensive against the Abu Sayyaf terrorists hiding in the jungles of Sulu and Basilan is being boosted …

NGCP tower in Cotabato bombed

MANILA—Power-grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) reported Thursday that its Tower 138 of the Kibawe-Kabacan 138-kV line …

Plaridel By-Pass Road Phase 2 to be completed by June—DPWH

  MANILA—The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) said that the Package 3 of the Plaridel Bypass Road Phase …

UN delivers food to 114,000 people since famine declared in South Sudan

UNITED NATIONS—Since the famine was declared on Feb. 20 in parts of South Sudan, the United Nations and its partners …