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Day: September 29, 2023

Military warns NGOs ‘aiding’ CPP-NPA

The Visayas Command (Viscom) on Friday said non-government organizations (NGOs) aiding the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (CPP-NPA) should stop activities of raising revenues to help fund the operation of the underground movement…

143 Bicol University medical students get gov’t scholarship

A total of 143 aspiring doctors from Bicol University (BU) qualified for a full medical scholarship offered by the national government.Ofelia Samar-Sy, dean of BU College of Medicine (BUCM), announced in a social media post on Thursday that all their …

3 NPA rebels killed in clash with soldiers in Iloilo town

Three fighters of the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with troops of the Philippine Army’s 61st Infantry Battalion (6IB) in the boundary of far-flung barangays of Leon, Iloilo on Friday.’There wer…

Connectivity needed to ensure food security in Dinagat: PBBM

Improved connectivity will help isolated areas, such as Dinagat Islands, ship food, materials and other basic needs.President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. emphasized this during his visit to the island province on Friday afternoon, during which he led the …

Rabies cases in Ilocos Region up by 110%

The Ilocos Region has recorded 21 rabies cases from Jan. 1 to Sept. 16 this year, 110 percent higher than the 10 cases recorded in the same period last year, according to the Department of Health Center for Health Development in the Ilocos Region (DOH…

BSP eyes Sept inflation at 5.3% to 6.1%

Higher prices of fuel and agricultural products are expected to contribute to upside risks to the inflation rate this month, which the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees between 5.3 percent to 6.1 percent.In a statement on Friday, the central bank…

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