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There are other ways to celebrate the New Year aside from the traditional fireworks and using other pyrotechnic devices, Malacanang said Monday.

An official from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) expressed hope that the recent visit of President Benigno Aquino III to typhoon-hit provinces would bring “substantial support” and not just “ceremonial aid”.

A militant partylist lawmaker assailed the Liberal Party for tagging along its standard bearer, Mar Roxas during a relief operation in Northern Samar on Wednesday.

Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Neri Colmenares denounced the Commission on Elections en banc decision to disqualify Presidential aspirant, Senator Grace Poe.

Militant workers group Kilusang Mayo Uno said the 2016 national budget might be “historic”, but said it could be use for “corruption and patronage”.