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Palace orders concerned agencies to extend help to OFWs in Qatar

June 6, 2017

Malacanang has ordered concerned government agencies to help overseas Filipino workers who might be affected after some Gulf nations cut ties with Qatar. “The decision of Saudi Arabia, UAE (United Arab Emirates), Egypt, and Bahrain to cut diplomatic ties with

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DepEd chief orders other schools to accept students displaced in Marawi even without documents 

June 6, 2017

Education Secretary Leonor Briones has ordered other schools in the country to accept displaced students from troubled Marawi City even without documentary requirements. In a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday, Briones said out of 22,000 affected students in Marawi,

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Labor department stops sending Filipino workers to Qatar

June 6, 2017

Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the Philippine government has temporarily banned deployment of migrant workers to Qatar as a “preparatory measure”. “Effective today, we have ordered the suspension of deployment of OFWs ( Overseas Filipino Workers)  in Qatar,” said

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Marawi bishop hits destruction of cathedral by Maute  

June 6, 2017

Marawi Bishop Edwin de la Peña condemned the destruction of the St. Mary’s Cathedral by the Maute terror group, saying it is an act of “blasphemy” and “demonic”. In an article at CBCP News Tuesday, de la Peña said Catholics

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Anti-graft court issues hold departure order to Misuari over P115.2 million graft case

June 6, 2017

The Sandiganbayan Third Division has issued a hold departure order (HDO) against former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Gov. Nur Misuari in connection with his six criminal charges that stemmed from alleged fraudulent procurement contracts totaling P115.22 million. The

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FDA warns vs expired, unregistered condoms

June 6, 2017

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Tuesday warned the public against the use of condoms found to have either expired certificate of product registration or not registered. Based on FDA Advisory No. 2017-138, a total of six condom products, which

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Philippine embassy in Qatar urges Filipinos to remain calm

June 6, 2017

The Philippine embassy in Qatar has called on thousands of Filipinos to stay calm as Gulf states and other countries have severed ties with Doha over allegations that it supports terrorism and destabilization of the region. An advisory issued Tuesday

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Military says Duterte offers P10m bounty for Hapilon

June 5, 2017

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Monday that President Rodrigo Duterte has offered additional 10 million pesos bounty for the neutralization of Isnilon Hapilon ,“the… Emir of ISIS in the Philippines.” “The President is offering P10 million-reward

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