”Ofel” moving west-northwest over inland seas of Southern Luzon

October 14, 2020

Tropical Depression ”Ofel” maintained its strength as it moved west-northwest over the inland seas of Southern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Wednesday. ”Ofel”, which was moving at 15 kilometers per hour, was located 125 kilometers

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Four killed as ambulance, truck collide in Quezon

October 14, 2020

Four persons died, including a 12-year-old boy, while three were injured after the ambulance where they were onboard collided with a ten-wheeler truck in Tagkawayan, Quezon Wednesday morning. The Tagkawayan Municipal Police Station said the collision happened around 9:30 am

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PNP says 79.6 of crime incidents from Jan to Sept declared solved

October 14, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said 79.6 percent of crime incidents recorded from January to September this year were declared solved. Police Col. Ysmael Yu, PNP spokesperson, said roughly eight out of ten crime incidents were solved. Yu

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PCCI sees need to build up public confidence to revive economy

October 14, 2020

The government has to improve public confidence on its services to revive the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) said on Wednesday. In a virtual forum, PCCI President Emeritus George Barcelon said as

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DDB says 1.67 million illegal drug users in the country

October 14, 2020

The Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) on Wednesday said there are around 1.67 million illegal drug users in the country. In a statement, DDB said based on the results of the 2019 National Household Survey on the Patterns and Trends of

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Bello considering proposal for gov’t to subsidize 13th month pay for distressed firm

October 14, 2020

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Wednesday that he is  considering a proposal for  government to subsidize the 13th month pay for employees working in distressed firms. In a radio interview, Bello said is consulting with other labor officials on

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Palace says Congress may pass resolution in absence of law yet for motorcycle taxis

October 14, 2020

Malacanang said on Wednesday that in the absence of a franchise, Congress may pass a resolution that allows motorcycle taxis to operate to increase the number of public vehicles servicing the people. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque told state-run PTV4 that

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Duterte certified as urgent passage of bill to expedite processes in govt – Palace

October 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte hopes that red tape will be cut in government as he certified as urgent the passage of a bill, seeking to expedite processing and issuance of national and local permits, licenses, and certifications, Malacanang said on Wednesday.

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