House OKs bill granting students a 20% fare discount in all public transport

The 20 percent student fare discount may soon apply to airplanes and ferries, and not just in jeepneys and buses, after the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading House Bill 5068 which provides the discount on all kinds of public transportation.

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House bill seeks to protect children caught in disasters

A year after the super typhoon Yolanda ravaged the country, a bill has been filed in the House of Representatives calling for a structural approach to ensuring that children are protected in the aftermath of disasters and emergencies.

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DOJ, attached agencies to keep 5-day work week

The Department of Justice and its attached agencies will keep a five-day work week, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said in a memorandum circular on Tuesday.

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Erice challenges Binay: Heed your frat’s creed, quit PNoy Cabinet

Can Vice President Jejomar Binay stay true to the creed of his fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega (APO)? An outspoken Liberal Party stalwart on Tuesday challenged Binay to follow the APO creed and resign from President Benigno Aquino III’s Cabinet if he can no longer be loyal to the administration.

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Results of Psychologist, Psychometrician licensure exams out

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) on Tuesday announced that 35 out of 53 passed the Psychologist Licensure Examination and 1,290 out of 3,283 passed the Psychometrician Licensure Examination in Manila in October.

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Palace remains mum on Iloilo Convention Center controversy

Malacañang remains mum on the issue of the allegedly overpriced construction of the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), supposedly involving administration allies Senate President Franklin Drilon, Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. and Public Works Secretary Rogelio Singson.

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LPs rally behind Drilon, Cabinet members in Iloilo controversy

Top officials of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) on Tuesday rallied behind Senate President Franklin Drilon and other administration officials implicated in the alleged overpricing of the Iloilo Convention Center (ICC), a day after the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee announced it would investigate the controversy.

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Ambush survivor says six soldiers fought valiantly before they died

The remains of one of the soldiers killed in an ambush by the Abu Sayyaf in Basilan on November 2 arrived at Villamor Air Base Tuesday evening.

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First dengue vaccine likely to launch next year – DOH

The Department of Health (DOH) welcomed the possibility of the first dengue vaccine being available in the country by next year.

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Palace extends condolences to Arroyo family

Malacañang on Tuesday extended its sympathies to former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo over the death of her 13-month-old grandson on Sunday.

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Senate Blue Ribbon will only accept VP Binay, not his spokesmen

The chairman of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee on Tuesday said it would not allow representatives to speak in behalf of Vice President Jejomar Binay when the hearing resumes on the alleged overpricing in the construction of the Makati City Building II and other allegations of corruption resumes on Thursday.

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VP Binay grants no interview after meeting with bishop

After an almost three-hour meeting with the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines, Vice President Jejomar Binay left the office of the Archdiocese of Manila Tuesday afternoon without granting any interviews.

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Arroyo convoy leaves VMMC for Forbes

The convoy left at about 4 p.m., shortly after the Sandiganbayan allowed Mrs. Arroyo to visit her grandson's wake, radio dzBB's Rowena Salvacion reported.

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House passes bill on Moro studies elective

A bill providing for the inclusion of Moro History, Culture and Identity Studies as an elective subject in colleges and universities is closer to becoming a law after hurdling the House of Representatives.

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