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Año says LGUs quickly approve 1,171 telco applications for cell towers

October 6, 2020

Senate passes coco levy trust fund bill

October 6, 2020

The Senate on Monday passed on Third and final reading a bill that seeks to create a trust fund for coconut farmers in the country through the selling of assets procured through the coco levy fund. Under Senate Bill No.

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Barangay peacekeeper killed by local terrorist group in Sulu

October 6, 2020

A member of Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) was killed by a local terrorist group in Sulu on Monday afternoon. Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, head of the 1102nd Infantry Brigade said residents of Barangay Igasan were harvesting farm products when they

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Duterte wants destruction of all seized illegal drugs

October 6, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Monday night the concerned government agencies to destroy all confiscated illegal drugs so that they could no longer be recycled by unscrupulous individuals. “I want all the shabu residual or otherwise, however, minimal, destroy the whole

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Duterte says he can’t find “good reason” to charge Duque over PhilHealth mess

October 6, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed his support to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, saying he could not find a “good reason” to prosecute him over the alleged corruption in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. In a taped televised message on Monday

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Duterte backs suspension of mandatory use of beep cards along Edsa busway

October 5, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte supports the suspension of the mandatory use of beep cards along Edsa busway, Malacanang said on Monday. In a televised press briefing in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Department of Transportation’s move

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Gov’t eyeing rapid antigen test for tourists in Boracay

October 5, 2020

The government is eyeing the use of rapid antigen testing for coronavirus disease for tourists who want to visit Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan and other tourist destinations in the country, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, however,

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Increasing public transportation capacity up to 70% being studied – Palace

October 5, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is studying the possibility of further increasing the capacity of public transportation to 70 percent, Malacanang said on Monday. In a televised press briefing in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan,

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