Cayetano eyes proposed P4.5-T budget for Duterte’s OK early Dec.

September 6, 2020

The Congress is eyeing to submit to President Rodrigo Duterte the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021 by early December, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Cayetano said the House of Representatives targets to

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2 suspects nabbed, P3.4-M shabu seized in Quezon City

September 6, 2020

Operatives from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) confiscated P3.4-million worth of illegal drugs in a buy bust operation in Quezon City last Saturday. In a report, PDEA said they arrested two alleged illegal drug suspects in IBP road, Barangay

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DFA repatriates 42,583 Overseas Filipinos in August

September 6, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ended August on a strong note as it brought home a total of 42,583 overseas Filipinos last month. The DFA was relentless in its repatriation efforts despite the imposition of MECQ during the first

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MB decides to shift to active trading due to higher world gold prices

September 5, 2020

The Monetary Board has decided to shift from passive to active trading because gold prices worldwide has risen, said Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Gov. Benjamin Diokno in his Twitter account on Saturday. Gold prices were in the neighborhood of $1,400

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Police officer ambushed in Quezon City

September 5, 2020

A police officer based in Camp Crame was killed in an ambush in Quezon City Saturday morning. Brig. Gen. Ronnie Montejo , the Quezon City police director,  said shot dead was Lt. Samad Baharan, 53, a native of Basilan and

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Lorenzana urges Caloocan residents not be scared of COVID-19

September 5, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana encouraged the people in Caloocan City not to be afraid of the coronavirus disease, saying more patients died due to pneumonia and influenza than COVID-19. “Let’s not be afraid of COVID… because its casualty is only

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New COVID-19 cases reach 3,714: DOH

September 5, 2020

There are 3,714  new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases , the Department of Health ( DOH) said Saturday. Total COVID-19 cases are 232,072, of  which 67, 786 are active. Out of the active cases, the DOH said 90.7 percent of the

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Deck crew second Filipino rescued off Japan: DOLE

September 5, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said a second Filipino has been rescued from cargo ship Gulf Livestock 1, which sank off the coasts of Japan last Wednesday. Forty-one crew members, including 37 Filipinos remain missing from the hip

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