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UPDATE House of Representatives rejects Cayetano’s offer to quit as speaker

September 30, 2020

The House of Representatives Wednesday rejected an offer by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano to resign as speaker. After nominal voting, 184 lawmakers voted yes to reject Cayetano’s offer to quit, one voted no while nine abstained. Earlier, Cayetano offered to resign

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Metro Manila may shift to MGCQ in November if COVID-19 cases continue to decline – Mayor Olivarez

September 30, 2020

Metro Manila may be placed under the modified general community quarantine by November if cases of the coronavirus disease will continue to go down, an official said on Wednesday. Parañaque Mayor Edwin Olivarez, chairperson of Metro Manila Council, in a

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Airman who shot PAF sergeant dead has mental problem: PAF spokesperson

September 30, 2020

Airman Second Class Christopher Lim, who allegedly shot and killed an Air Force sergeant while injuring another inside the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) is suffering from a mental problem, a PMA spokesperson said on Wednesday. “With the initial probe conducted by

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DOH reports 2,426 new COVID-19 cases

September 30, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reported 2,426 new cases of the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19), bringing total cases to 311, 694. Active cases reached 52, 702 of which 86.4 percent are mild, the DOH added. Asymptomatic cases were

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URGENT House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano offers to resign

September 30, 2020

House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has offered to resign on Wednesday after a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco. ”I’m offering my resignation, here and now, to you, my dear colleagues. The fate of the

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DILG says emergency hotline 911 resumes operations

September 30, 2020

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday announced that the Philippine Emergency Hotline 911 has resumed operation after a brief hiatus after several emergency telecommunicators (ETCs) were infected with COVID-19. It was earlier announced that Emergency

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Duterte intervened on House leadership row as PDP-Laban leader, not as president, says Palace

September 30, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte  intervened on the issue about the leadership in the House of Representatives not as president but as the leader of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban), his spokesman said on Wednesday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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Guevarra says task force did not recommend abolishing PhilHealth

September 30, 2020

The local government of Manila expanded its free COVID-19 mass testing for workers in public markets, hotels, transports, and personnel working in other services within the city. “We will continue to test people. We are expanding the reach (of our testing)

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