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No extension for BARMM parliamentary COC filing, Comelec warns aspirants

MANILA (May 6) — Aspirants for district seats in the Bangsamoro Parliamentary Elections have only a three-day window to file their certificates of candidacy (COCs), as the Commission on...

Ipil’s barangay info network targets misinformation—but gaps in capacity, funding remain

Coordination meeting with Ipil LGU for the May 13 organization of Barangay Information Officers Network (BION) and capacity...

Davao Bets Big on Coffee, Chocolate Tourism—Farmers Still Waiting

DAVAO CITY (May 6) — Davao City is expanding its popular coffee and chocolate crawl this June, banking...

BARMM’s ₱5.1B investments raise hopes—but will Sulu, Basilan, Maguindanao benefit equally?

The Bangsamoro Board of Investments (BBOI) approves 6 new investments projects worth a combined P2.6 billion projected to...

BARMM digitizes aid system to target vulnerable families—but delivery, data risks loom

COTABATO CITY (May 6) — A new digital system promising faster, fairer delivery of aid across the Bangsamoro...
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AstraZeneca withdraws bid for Covid-19 clinical trial in PH

DAVAO CITY -- The United Kingdom-based drug manufacturer AstraZeneca on Friday withdrew its bid to conduct Covid-19 vaccine clinical trial in the Philippines. Eric...

NDF-Mindanao says Luque was murdered, demands justice

DAVAO CITY --- The National Democratic Front Mindanao (NDF-Mindanao) is up in arms against what they described as the extra-judicial killing of Ka...

Chinese COVID-19 vaccine-maker gets $500 million funding boost

Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited, a Hong Kong-listed medical research firm, will invest $515 million into CoronaVac development and production. Chinese pharmaceutical firm Sinovac Biotech has secured...

POLICE TO PRESS CHARGES VS. BIFF IN DATU PIANG RAMPAGE

DAVAO CITY --- Criminal charges for Attempted Murder, Arson (damage to gov't property), Indiscriminate firing, Damage to property, Grave Threats and intimidation, are being...

Senate allots P5.9B for national broadband in 2021

MANILA – The Senate is moving to increase the government's first-ever planned spending on telecommunications infrastructure to PHP5.9 billion, to speed up the rollout...

BARMM sends more aid to flood, pandemic victims

COTABATO CITY – Relief workers from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) have delivered Monday the second wave of relief assistance to families...
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