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2016 Bar exam ends without hitch –SC MANILA, Nov. 27 (PNA) — The Supreme Court said on Sunday the last day of the four-Sunday 2016 Bar examinations ended without a hitch. The Bar exams kicked off last Nov. 6 at the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila with a[…]

AFP will continue to frustrate Maute Group –Palace By Jelly F. Musico MANILA, Nov. 27 (PNA) – Malacanang said on Sunday the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will continue to frustrate the sinister objectives of the Maute Group which has long been professing allegiance to terrorist group Islamic State[…]

MPD detonates suspected bomb near US embassy MANILA, Nov. 28 (PNA) — The Manila Police District (MPB) Bomb Squad successfully detonated a suspected bomb found at the southbound lane of Roxas Boulevard near the United States Embassy on Monday. This prompted authorities to temporarily close to motorists a portion of[…]

More infra projects near completion in Hernani town Tacloban City (31 January 2006) — Residents of San Isidro might soon neglect their narrow trail leading to and from their place as the farm to market road in this far flung barangay of Hernani is nearing completion. This was the report[…]

Families pre-emptively evacuated due to ‘Marce’ now at 1,579 MANILA, Nov. 27 (PNA) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday announced that 1,579 families or around 77,669 persons were pre-emptively evacuated in MIMAROPA, Regions 6, 8 and CARAGA to escape the severe effects of tropical[…]

Cebu City state-run hospital opens 2nd CathLab, neurological ward CEBU CITY, Nov. 27 (PNA) — The Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center (VSMMC), the biggest state-run hospital in Cebu City, opened on Saturday its second Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory (CathLab) and a new neurosurgical ward. Health Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial, who led[…]

Cebu City Council approves ordinance requiring hotels to put up poster against human trafficking CEBU CITY, Nov. 27 (PNA) — The Cebu City Council has approved an ordinance requiring hotels and similar establishments to put up a poster or notice against human trafficking. It will read, “Zero Tolerance for Human[…]

3 family members shot dead by notorious crime group in Libon, Albay LEGAZPI CITY, Nov. 27 (PNA) — A couple and their son were shot dead in separate shooting incidents by 10 armed men believed to be members of the notorious Concepcion criminal group in Libon, Albay on Friday morning,[…]

DENR 7 overshoots 2016 target for issuance of land titles CEBU CITY, Nov. 27 (PNA) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) 7 has already overshot its target this year for the issuance of agricultural and residential free patents in Central Visayas, an official said. Dr. Eddie Llamedo,[…]