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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ PNP ACGA CONGRESSMAN on Tuesday filed a resolution seeking an investigation of the government’s issuance of special visas to foreigners and cases of delayed birth certificate registration amid Chinese-linked crimes in the country.“Congress should look into these reports that the provision of

PHILIPPINE President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday ordered the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) to study the cost of issuing sovereign guarantees for state housing projects, according to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO).In a statement, the PCO said officials from the

COTABATO CITY — Police, military and local officials on Tuesday declared Lamitan City in Basilan province as free from the Abu Sayyaf terrorist group.The group once had members in some of its 45 villages that are now being touted as investment hubs in the island

REUTERSTHE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) has seized smuggled cigarettes worth P614,640 in Sapad, Lanao del Norte.In a statement on Tuesday, the agency said it issued a warrant of seizure and detention for 768 reams of cigarettes in an operation on June 4.“Upon thorough examination by

PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOSMORE Filipino workers are engaged at work compared with their Southeast Asian neighbors, with 35.13% of Filipinos reporting engagement versus the regional average of 26%, according to a study by Gallup.Based on a three-year rolling average, employee engagement in the Philippines has increased

SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez during the opening of the 19th Congress at the House of Representatives in Quezon City on July 25, 2022. — PHILIPPINE STAR/KRIZ JOHN ROSALESJAPAN remains committed to enhancing defense and security ties with the Philippines, Speaker and Leyte Rep. Ferdinand Martin

PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASSENATOR Francis N. Tolentino on Tuesday urged the  Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to work with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to distribute humanitarian aid to Filipino Navy personnel and fishermen in the South China Sea (SCS) amid Chinese