Duterte to join other leaders in a virtual APEC meeting this week

November 16, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to join other world leaders in the upcoming Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting later this week, Malacanang said on Monday. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the APEC Economic Leaders’

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Seven die from COVID-19, lowest since August

November 16, 2020

Seven people died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) even as new cases went below 2,000 on Monday, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday. The DOH said total deaths reached 7,839. The low daily death rate is the lowest in

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Palace defends Duterte’s womanizing joke in the midst of disaster meeting

November 16, 2020

Malacanang defended on Monday President Rodrigo Duterte’s cracking of joke about womanizing in the midst of a disaster response meeting, which was responded by another official by another joke about sex. In a meeting in Pili, Camarines Sur on Sunday,

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Palace wishes Alvarez well after he quit from ruling PDP-Laban

November 16, 2020

Malacanang wished on Monday former House Speaker and Davao del Norte Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez well after he resigned from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban. Alvarez has said that he quit from the party because he

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Sinas says he has ”mixed feelings” after Duterte defends him over mañanita

November 16, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police on Monday said he has “mixed feelings” after President Rodrigo Duterte defended him again over the mañanita controversy. “I have mixed feelings. I’m happy but at the same time (I feel) embarrassed. I’m

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UPDATE Deaths from ”Ulysses” reach 67: NDRRMC

November 16, 2020

Deaths from Typhoon ”Ulysses” has reached 67, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday morning. The tally is lower than 69 announced on Sunday, but NDRRMC spokesman Mark Timbal said although this figure ” may

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Año reminds LGUs to follow minimum health standards as road clearing starts

November 16, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday reminded local government units (LGUs) to observe minimum health standards as they begin the 60-day nationwide road clearing operations. Año said road clearing operations will resume except in areas under MECQ ( modified enhanced

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Duterte says dams need to discharge water to prevent catastrophe

November 15, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said there was a need to release water in various dams in Luzon to prevent catastrophe. “It’s a dam, you have to release it. Otherwise, you’ll have a catastrophe,” he said in an interview with

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