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Manila Water units deliver emergency aid to flood-hit towns in Pangasinan

MANILA, Philippines — In response to the widespread flooding that prompted the declaration of a state of calamity in Pangasinan, Manila Water Non-East Zone operating units Calasiao Water and North Luzon Water, in partnership with Manila Water Foundation (MWF), provided safe drinking water to evacuees in the municipalities of Calasiao, Malasiqui, and Sta. Barbara. Through

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Tolosa: Baste Duterte can testify if Davao dealt with Sara-linked firms

MANILA, Philippines — Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte can testify before the Senate Impeachment Court if the local government had dealt with companies where his sister, Vice President Sara Duterte, is listed as a stockholder, a member of the prosecution panel said on Wednesday. In a press briefing after the Wednesday’s impeachment discussions, counsel for the

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Sara Duterte camp: Hard to take Claire Castro seriously

MANILA, Philippines — Vice President Sara Duterte’s new spokesperson, Salvador Paolo Panelo Jr., on Wednesday dismissed the claim that he was appointed to counter Palace Undersecretary Claire Castro, whom he described as “hard to take seriously.” “I have no intention of responding to every statement she makes because we only need to address criticisms that

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DepEd pushes ‘job-ready’ efforts for SHS students

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Education (DepEd) partnered with more than 170 institutions in various fields as part of its effort to make senior high school (SHS) students job-ready after graduation. “Our graduates must enter the workforce with genuine hands-on experience and real competencies. By sitting down directly with our industry leaders, we are

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Senate has ‘sole power’ to decide VP Duterte impeachment case – amici curiae

MANILA, Philippines — The Senate has “the sole power to try and decide all cases of impeachment,” four retired Supreme Court justices stressed that constitutional provision as they gave their legal opinions as amici curiae on Wednesday, the 26th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. In a prosecution statement, former Rep. Robert Ace Barbers,

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