Nation25 PCSO launches expanded STL to combat jueteng
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MANILA — The Commission on Higher Education said yesterday the implementing rules and regulations for the Free Tuition Policy in the 2017 national budget have been completed and will be submitted to the Department of %XGJHW DQG 0DQDJHPHQW ZLWKLQ the week.
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MANILA — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency is recruiting new agents.
A statement from the agency Tuesday said the “PDEAAcademy gears up anew for the recruitment and selection of successful applicants that will comprise the 'UXJ (QIRUFHPHQW 2I¿FHU %DVLF Course Class 2017-10.”
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