Mindoro solon pushes bill to develop PH shipbuilding industry

Inquirer.net - Oct 12, 2026

CALAPAN CITY — Oriental Mindoro Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan is pushing to develop the shipbuilding and ship repair industry, saying it could generate jobs, boost industrialization, and support the modernization of the Philippine Navy and Coast Guard. The House Committee on Trade and Industry held an initial deliberation on House Bill No. 134, filed by

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MANILA, Philippines — With all the witnesses and pieces of evidence presented by the prosecution — bank and tax records, financial reports, and public documents — discussions on Article II have proven that Vice President Sara Duterte is not as simple a person as she appears, Akbayan party-list Rep. Chel Diokno said on Monday. Diokno, a

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MANILA, Philippines — Education Secretary Sonny Angara honored on Monday the extraordinary bravery of a high school student and the achievements of four international competition medalists during the Department of Education (DepEd) Awards held to coincide with the launch of National School Safety Week at Cainta Elementary School in Rizal. Angara conferred the DepEd Heroes

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Watch: Chilling moment masked men target elderly couple in house burglary

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Duterte trial: Cale 88 ‘revolving door’ ops symptom of money laundering

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MANILA, Philippines — Forensic financial analyst Atty. Alexander Cabrera on Monday described the financial operations of Cale 88 Food Corp. as a “revolving door,” calling it a “symptom of money laundering.” Vice President Sara Duterte’s spouse, Atty. Manases Carpio, supposedly held a 47.5% ownership stake in Cale 88 as an incorporator and shareholder from 2021

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Prosecution presents video of alleged suitcase deliveries to Romualdez at bail hearing

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Marcos: PH serious on nuclear energy amid future power demands of AI, data centers

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MANILA, Philippines — Former political prisoners and Indigenous Peoples rights defenders on Monday filed a motion for reconsideration before the Office of the Ombudsman over the complaints of alleged illegal arrest and detention, among others, that they filed against five police officers. According to complainants Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocate Niezel Velasco and Manobo activist Julieta Gomez, they were allegedly

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