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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced that three more sites were included for the pilot testing of its Register Anywhere Project (RAP).

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) personnel received a treat from different youth organizations nationwide who performed in a concert meant to recognize their sacrifices in performing their duties to protect the country and the people.

Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion on Saturday, Dec. 10 warned that the “same mistakes” might happen again in the country’s Covid-19 vaccination efforts, particularly with the new bivalent vaccines, if flaws in local healthcare regulation aren’t fixed.

The legal team of televangelist Pastor Apollo Quiboloy and his church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC), has lamented the alleged lack of due process when the United States imposed sanctions on their client, who they said is not convicted of any crime yet.

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The Department of Health (DOH) expressed readiness in vaccinating individuals aged four and below against Covid-19 once regulatory agencies approved this.

CAMP FRANCISCO S. Macabulos, Tarlac City – Police arrested a suspected illegal recruiter tagged as the seventh most wanted person in Central Luzon in Barangay San Saturnino, Borongan City, Eastern Samar on Thursday, Dec. 8.

The Philippines must shift its focus to other public health concerns aside from Covid-19, such as tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections, in order to improve the Filipinos’ lives and prepare them better for potential health threats, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Saturday, Dec. 10.

The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and the Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) called on Malacañang to institutionalize three of ARTA’s telecommunications initiatives, citing their effectiveness in cutting red tape and promoting faster internet services in the country.

Evangelina Lourdes “Luli” Arroyo-Bernas now has her “dream job”, according to her mother, Senior Deputy Speaker and former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

CAN-AVID, Eastern Samar – Despite bearing the brunt of tropical cyclones and reeling from the effects of the pandemic, this town held the 5th Lamrag Giant Lantern Festival on Friday, Dec. 10.

Parañaque City Mayor Eric Olivarez urged his constituents, especially new voters, to register for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections that are scheduled on October 30 next year.

Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto and Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. urged the nursing board passers of the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Pasig (PLP) to lend their expertise and services to the local government amid the in-demand offers for Filipino nurses abroad.

CEBU CITY – About 1,000 classrooms in Central Visayas have yet to be completely repaired, almost a year after the onslaught of typhoon ‘’Odette.’’

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has assured congressmen that using the central bank’s dividends on the proposed Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) would not have any adverse effects on its gross international reserves (GIR).

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has augmented its emergency employment program to support the operation of the “Kadiwa sa Pasko 2022” caravan in selected areas in Metro Manila.

The country’s first “high-power hybrid rocket” made from 3D-printed advanced composite materials is set to be launched into space in 2023, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) announced on Friday, Dec. 9.

Four lighthouses were commissioned by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Batanes on Friday, Dec. 9, in a move seen to keep the identities of Ivatan people known worldwide.