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Zubiri eyes stronger self-defense rights, tougher gun owner liability

MANILA – Senate Majority Floor Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri is pushing for a twin-track firearms agenda that would expand legal protections for law-abiding gun owners while imposing tougher penalties on firearm owners whose negligence leads to deadly crimes. In a news release on Friday, Zubiri highlighted Senate Bill (SB) Nos. 1555 and 1897 as key

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Sandigan convicts Napoles, ex-DAR exec over P50-M ghost projects

The Sandiganbayan on Friday found businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles and a former official of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) guilty of malversation, in a case involving the misuse of P50 million in public funds supposedly intended for agricultural projects in Luzon. Associate Justice Sarah Jane Fernandez read the court’s Sixth Division found Napoles and former Undersecretary Jerry Pacturan guilty

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PH vessels hit anew by China water cannons

The China Coast Guard (CCG) fired water cannons at vessels of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal on Friday, the third day that the CCG harassed Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea this week alone. The latest assault follows an incident of water cannon

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Daily Gospel, July 25, 2026

This is the Daily Gospel for July 25, 2026, which is the feast of Saint James, apostle. READ MORE: Daily Gospel, July 24, 2026 Daily Gospel, July 23, 2026 This is the Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, according to Saint Matthew 20, 20-28. The mother of the sons of Zebedee approached Jesus with her sons and

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Mandaue allots P15M for new traffic lights, eyes P60M rehab plan

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — The Mandaue City Government has allocated P15 million this year for the procurement and installation of traffic lights at two intersections, while preparing a phased rehabilitation program for older traffic signal systems estimated to cost more than P60 million. The two new traffic lights will be installed at the intersection of

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DOTr seeks moratorium on modern PUV loans, higher fuel discount

MANILA – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Friday it is looking into having a moratorium on loan payments for modern jeepneys as well as increasing fuel discounts for public utility vehicles (PUV) to help public transport operators and drivers amid continued fuel price hikes. In a statement, DOTr Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez said he

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