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Karewin Levante has lived most of her life in the shadow of the Subic Bay naval base. When she was only 7 years old, she would sell gum outside its gates from dusk to dawn, rarely making a profit. Now 45, Levante spends her days in the hot sun, selling corn dogs for 20 cents apiece. After a good shift, she might take home $10, though more often she says her earnings are closer to $3.
SEN. Imee Marcos has filed Resolution 900 seeking an inquiry on the «unreasonable delay» in the construction of Lupang Arenda, a socialized housing project in Taytay, Rizal.
Senator Imee Marcos sought to speed up a Presidential proclamation reserving 171 hectares of public land, known as Lupang Arenda in Taytay, Rizal, for socialized housing.
MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines-National College of Public Administration and Governance (UP-NCPAG), in partnership with non-government organizations the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP) and The FVR Legacy Initiative, yesterday launched a fellowship program on governance in honor of former president Fidel Ramos.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Office of the Ombudsman have started their separate probes to determine the liability of government officials responsible for granting permits for the establishment and operation of a resort at the foot of Chocolate Hills.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) yesterday ordered the implementation of a temporary closure order earlier issued against a resort at the Chocolate Hills in Bohol amid viral social media posts of a swimming pool built right at the foot of the declared National Geological Monument.
MANILA, Philippines (Updated, 6:02) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said Wednesday that it had issued a closure order and a notice of violation to the administrator of a resort within the vicinity of Chocolate Hills in Bohol for operating without an environmental compliance certificate.
MANILA, Philippines — Former senator Gregorio Honasan II, one of the prominent figures of the 1986 EDSA People Power uprising, called for a stop to political bickering, as the country commemorates today the 38th anniversary of the event which toppled the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr.