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CHR rejects bill imposing death penalty on corrupt officials

The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Friday expressed strong objection to a bill pushing for the death penalty by firing squad of public...

P170m shabu recovered in Cebu port inspection

Authorities arrested a 63-year-old mother and his son for possession of 25 kilos of shabu worth P170 million in a routine seaport inspection in...

Strong quakes hit Southern Leyte, Zamboanga peninsula

Two strong tectonic earthquakes struck Southern Leyte and Zamboanga del Norte hours apart on Thursday morning, sending students out of classrooms as well as...

Phivolcs logs 90 aftershocks from Southern Leyte quake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) logged a total of 90 aftershocks (28 plotted) from the magnitude-5.8 tremor in Southern Leyte as...

Ecowaste Coalition warns of toxic lucky charms sold this Chinese New Year

Ahead of the Chinese New Year, the Ecowaste Coalition on Thursday raised concerns on the proliferation of lucky charm bracelets with high-cadmium ‘Pi Yao’...

Bill penalizes neglect of parental obligations

THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) strongly supports a proposed law seeking to penalize parents for failure to provide essential support for their children’s...

LTFRB seriously weighs petition for P15-minimum jeepney fare

THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) is seriously studying a petition by different transport groups for a P15-minimum fare for public utility...

Comelec eyes early filing of COC

THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) is considering moving the filing date of certificates of candidacy (COCs) to an earlier date to give political aspirants...

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