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Pangasinan lawmen nab 7 members of robbery gang

Pangasinan lawmen nab 7 members of robbery gang

Police operatives arrested seven armed men believed to be members of a robbery syndicate operating in Region 1 at a checkpoint in Barangay Carmen East, Rosales, Pangasinan on Friday, a belated police report said.

American-Japan business partners eye $ 21-M tuna cannery plant in Surigao City

American-Japan business partners eye $ 21-M tuna cannery plant in Surigao City

Economic boom continues to spur in this nickel and city of adventure in northeastern part of Mindanao as an American-Japan business partners are set to build a $ 21-million cannery plant here, city officials here reported Tuesday.

AFP troops deployed for community works in S. Mindanao

AFP troops deployed for community works in S. Mindanao

Military troops have been deployed in several communities in Southern Mindanao Tuesday, not for combat operations, but for community works, an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) official said.

South Cotabato mulls creation of special police unit for hostage situations

South Cotabato mulls creation of special police unit for hostage situations

Police and local government officials in South Cotabato are planning to establish a special operations unit that will specifically handle hostage-taking situations and other critical incidents that may affect the area’s peace and security in the future.

Region 12 wage board initiates public hearings on wage hike for private workers

Region 12 wage board initiates public hearings on wage hike for private workers

The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao will meet here Thursday with leaders and representatives of organized labor groups, local firms or employers and concerned non-government and government agencies to discuss a possible increase in the daily minimum wages of private workers in the region.

470 working children in Sultan Kudarat get educational packages

470 working children in Sultan Kudarat get educational packages

Some 470 working children in Sultan Kudarat province received various educational packages from the United Nations International Children’s Educational Fund (UNICEF) and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) as part of the continuing implementation of the agency’s Project Angel Tree.

RP architects call for all sectors to focus efforts to help preserve the environment

RP architects call for all sectors to focus efforts to help preserve the environment

Groups of certified architects in the country are calling for all sectors to focus their efforts to help in the preservation of the environment.

AusAid extends P80M support to capacitate infra-implementers in Guimaras

AusAid extends P80M support to capacitate infra-implementers in Guimaras

A provincial road management training facility was conducted at the provincial capitol here recently which aimed to capacitate those who will be at the forefront of the implementation of road networks in Guimaras.

LGU impressed with P-Noy’s Public-Private Partnership policy

LGU impressed with P-Noy’s Public-Private Partnership policy

The city administration here is optimistic over the policy declared by President Benigno Aquino III that gives importance to Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in the implementation of development projects of local government units (LGUs) in the country.

AFP to post new Marine battalion in Palawan

AFP to post new Marine battalion in Palawan

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine Marines Corps (PMC) are set to post a new battalion in Palawan as part of its strategic posturing in the Kalayaan Islands Group (KIG) and to reach out to more communities in terms of civic military operations.

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