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NBI sets up satellite office in Dinagat Islands

BUTUAN CITY: To enhance public service accessibility and convenience for residents, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) inaugurated its satellite office on Monday in Dinagat

House seeks probe on Chocolate Hills resort

MANILA: Members of the House of Representatives on Monday formally filed a resolution asking for a congressional inquiry into the construction and operation of a resort within Bohol province’s Chocolate Hills, a world heritage site.

Under House Resol…

NHCP codifies criteria for ‘hero’

MANILA: The National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) Board of Commissioners has issued a resolution adopting the criteria for an individual to be declared a ‘hero.’

In a public advisory on Monday, the NHCP said it recognizes the codif…

NAIA upgrade an ‘investment in our future’ – Marcos

MANILA: President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday lauded the signing of the PHP170.6-billion public-private partnership (PPP) modernization agreement for the rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), and called it “an investme…

Senate OKs creation of Bulacan Special Economic Zone, Freeport

MANILA: Voting 22 against zero with no abstention, the Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 2572 or the Bulacan Airport City Special Economic Zone and Freeport Act.

Senator Grace Poe, who sponsored the measure, is hope…

Comelec orders conduct of more satellite registrations

SAN FERNANDO: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will expand satellite registration to accommodate more voters in the 2025 midterm polls.

In an interview here Monday, Comelec chair George Garcia said all voters are important, regardless of locatio…