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PET orders Comelec to comment on Marcos bid to annul 2016 results in 3 Mindanao provinces

September 30, 2020

The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has required the Commission on Elections and Office of the Solicitor General to comment on issues related to the third cause of action of the election protest filed by former Senator

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SWS says Filipinos always practice minimum health standards vs COVID-19

September 30, 2020

Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Tuesday said majority of Filipinos are always practicing minimum health protocols such as wearing of face masks and observing physical distancing to make sure they won’t be infected by the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19). In

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Sergeant killed in shooting incident inside PMA

September 30, 2020

An enlisted personnel assigned at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) was killed while two others were wounded in a shooting incident on Tuesday. The PMA  said the shooting  happened inside Fort Gregorio del Pilar in Baguio City around 4:50 pm. In a

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Duterte to meet Cayetano, Velasco tonight

September 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet on Tuesday night Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco amid the leadership issue in the House of Representatives. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the

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Palace says congressional approval needed if to sell properties in Japan

September 29, 2020

Malacanang clarified on Tuesday that the selling of the government properties in Japan was just a proposal and should it push through, Congress has to give its nod also. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte,

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Duterte to telcos: Can you do a better job?

September 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed hope that telecommunications companies in the country could provide better services, especially with the opening of classes in October. In a taped televised message on Monday night, Duterte said students will be relying on their

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Locsin rejects proposal to sell Philippine properties in Japan

September 29, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday rejected anew a proposal to sell Philippine properties in Japan “for any reason” and suggested that assets of the Department of Health should be the ones be sold for its “lousy response”

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Duterte hits Facebook, saying it can’t prevent espousing gov’t objectives after shutting down pro-administration accounts

September 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed Facebook for preventing the government to espouse its objectives after the social media giant shutdown several fake accounts, which were pro-administration and could be traced to police and military units in the Philippines. Duterte said

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