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5.4 magnitude quake hits Mindoro Occidental town

October 17, 2020

A 5.4 magnitude quake struck Looc, Mindoro Occidental at 4:06 am, which residents of Metro Manila felt on Saturday morning. The quake, tectonic in origin, occurred 44 kilometers west of Looc, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs). It

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AFP says CPP ”hallucinating” after ordering attack on gov’t forces

October 17, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) are “hallucinating” after they recently ordered the New People’s Army (NPA) to attack government forces. “They are hallucinating again! With the outpour of surrenders, both

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DOH reports 2,673 new COVID-19 cases

October 17, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 2,673 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases even as 13 laboratories were unable to submit data. Total cases are now at 354, 338 of which active cases are 52, 423. The DOH said

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Gov’t troops nab illegal drug suspect in Maguindanao

October 17, 2020

Government troops nabbed an illegal drug suspect in a buy-bust operation in Maguindanao on Friday morning. Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said  Jahir M. Guipal, alias  Johny Long, was apprehended by the 40th Infantry Battalion, Philippine

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Palace thanks House for passing proposed 2021 national budget

October 17, 2020

Malacanang thanked the House of Representatives for passing the proposed 2021 national budget on third and final reading Friday. ”We thank the House of Representatives for passing on third and final reading the 2021 General Appropriations Bill on time or

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11 Abu Sayyaf members under Sawadjaan and Sahiron surrender to gov’t forces

October 17, 2020

Eleven Abu Sayyaf members under Mundi Sawadjaan and Radulan Sahiron surrendered to government forces on Friday. Lt. Col. Ronaldo Mateo, Joint Task Force Sulu public information officer, said motivated by their desire to avail of the social integration benefits  by

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House approves proposed 2021 national budget on third and final reading

October 17, 2020

The House of Representatives Friday approved on third and final reading the proposed P4.056-trillion national budget for 2021. After four days of marathon deliberations, a total of 257 legislators voted in favor of House Bill No. 7727, or the 2021

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MRT-3 to increase passenger capacity to 30% starting Monday

October 17, 2020

Pursuant to the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet to approve the recommendations of the Economic Development Council (EDC) to aid in economic recovery, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has instructed the DOTr railways sector to increase the maximum

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