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Iraq insurgent advance slows, U.S. sends carrier to Gulf

(Reuters) – An offensive by insurgents that threatens to dismember Iraq seemed to slow on Saturday after days of lightning advances as government forces regained some territory in counter-attacks, easing pressure on the Shi’ite-led government in Baghdad. As Iraqi officials spoke of wresting back the initiative against Sunni militants, neighboring Shi’ite Iran held out the prospect of working with its longtime U.S. arch-enemy to help restore security in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday he was reviewing military options, short […]

LTFRB reminds drivers, operators to display new fare matrix on Saturday

MANILA  (PNA) — No fare matrix, no fare increase, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) reminded public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators on Friday. Via Twitter, the LTFRB made the reminder to post the required fare matrix inside their vehicles a day before the P0.50 fare hike takes effect on Saturday. The LTFRB since June 9, started distributing fare matrixes to PPUJ groups heads, and uploading them on its official website for […]

Palace welcomes raffling off of “Pork” cases

Minutes after Sandiganbayan have determined which divisions will handle the cases in the pork barrel scam, the Malacañang welcomed the development, with the palace closely monitoring the controversy and is satisfied with the pace of the pursuit of truth and justice in the said cases.

Beijing hits back at Tokyo

China denies Japanese accusations regarding the near miss incident between Chinese and Japanese military planes, with Beijing saying that it is the Japanese plane that flew abnormally close to a Chinese reconnaissance aircraft.

Teachers dismayed after meeting with DOLE

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers were dismayed after their dialogue with the Department of Labor and Employment did not bear concrete results as there is still no guidelines regarding the K-12 program, College teachers and professors can lose their jobs because there will be a lack of college students for two years under the K-12 program.