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DOTr disburses P1.5B in transport sector aid 

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has disbursed at least P1.5 billion in relief assistance to the transport sector amid the rising costs of fuel. “The budget for DOTr is P2.5 billion. To date, we have disbursed P1.5 billion,” DOTr Acting Secretary Giovanni Lopez said at the Saturday News Forum in Quezon City.

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Chocolate Hills: Debate arises over Bohol wonder

TAGBILARAN CITY — A living postcard — that is how travelers often describe the iconic Chocolate Hills, a surreal landscape in Bohol that feels almost imagined, yet is undeniably real. For many visitors, a trip to the province is incomplete without witnessing its most celebrated natural wonder. Among them was Louie Guarin, a retired travel

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DSWD: No Comelec certification needed to get cash relief assistance

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday said it is not requiring a certification from the Commission on Elections (Comelec) for qualified public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers to get their cash relief assistance. The DSWD made the clarification following reports that the agency’s cash relief was being associated with

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This week’s milestones: April 19 to April 25

April 21, 1926 The image of Our Lady of Manaoag was canonically crowned under Pope Pius XI through Msgr. Guglielmo Piani, then apostolic delegate to the Philippines. Carved in wood with an ivory face and hands and approximately 145 centimeters in height, the image of Our Lady of the Rosary was brought from Spain via

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