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CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — House Deputy Majority Leader Arnan Panaligan pressed defense officials to ensure adequate, timely and sustainable funding for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program. He made the move during the recent budget briefing of the House Committee on Appropriations last week.  Panaligan, who is the Oriental Mindoro congressman, also

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — The municipal government of Lubang in Oriental Mindoro has launched a research and documentation project aimed at preserving the history, movements, music, costumes and cultural significance of the Balsehan ng Lubang, a traditional cultural practice closely associated with the island town’s Mayohan Festival. The project is being undertaken by the

City Hall officials reviewed draft criteria and a two-phase plan for the Bangkok Heritage Tree List at an August 31 meeting.

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A dispute over a barber shop bill turned physical in Patong, Phuket, yesterday, August 31, after a Jordanian tourist allegedly refused to pay an additional charge for hair services. The incident first gained attention on social media, where a Facebook post claimed a foreign tourist had refused to pay for a haircut before punching the …

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The upcoming visit of around 5,000 US Navy personnel to Pattaya attracted international media attention when The Independent published a report about prostitution laws in Thailand, wrongly describing prostitution as “legal”. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and two accompanying vessels are scheduled to dock at Laem Chabang Port in Chon Buri tomorrow, September 2. …

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The Airport Rail Link may face a temporary extension of two to three months while the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) works out how to keep trains running, Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said, after the private operator submitted a letter seeking to exercise its right to halt services after September 30. To avoid disruption to …

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MANILA, Philippines — Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Garcia on Tuesday lamented the P9.12-billion cut from its proposed budget to the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP), noting that this may “compromise” the 2028 national elections. At the House Committee on Appropriations’ budget hearing for Comelec, Garcia said the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)

MANILA, Philippines — Reynaldo Robles is one of the private lawyers helping the House prosecution panel in Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial. Robles is a veteran litigation lawyer with experience handling civil, criminal, labor, and commercial cases at all levels of the Philippine judiciary. He will lead the examination of the prosecution’s witness for

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Fighting Championships (CFC) return to the local fight scene on Saturday, Sept. 5, with the comeback of one of the pioneers who helped build Cebu’s mixed martial arts community. Master Benigno “Ekin” Caniga Jr., one of Cebu’s pioneering MMA promoters, will stage the Cebu Fighting Championships: The Return of

MANILA, Philippines — The Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) revealed it has secured a court order to freeze of a certain lawmaker’s assets linked to government contracts for projects worth billions of pesos, as authorities boost efforts to trace money tied to illicit activities. READ: AMLC freezes P25-B in flood projects Consistent with its practice in previous