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DepEd taps LGUs to bridge 165,000 classroom gap; eyes faster builds

MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara rallied over 1,300 municipal mayors to address the persistent classroom crisis, unveiling a multi-channel roadmap to bridge the nationwide 165,000-classroom deficit. Emphasizing that traditional procurement alone is insufficient, Secretary Angara detailed a strategic roadmap designed for faster, more flexible and more transparent school buildings construction. “We are no

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Cebu City buy-bust: Two suspects yield shabu, THC, LSD

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Two men, including a regional target-listed drug personality were arrested during a buy-bust operation in Barangay Carreta, Cebu City on Monday night, March 9. The suspects in the Cebu City buy-bust, identified by their aliases “JL,” 29, and “Jhun,” 22, were apprehended at around 10:20 p.m. along Edgar Cokaliong Street in

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Customs deploys teams to inspect oil depots in bid vs hoarding

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Customs (BOC) on Tuesday said it has deployed teams to inspect oil depots as part of a bid to combat hoarding and profiteering amid fuel price increases brought on by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Speaking to reporters in Manila, Customs Commissioner Ariel Nepomuceno said the initial

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