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Duterte asks Morales to step down from PhilHealth: Guevarra

August 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte asked Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) head Ricardo Morales to resign due to his health, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said late Tuesday. Morales has been diagnosed with lymphoma recently and is on medical leave. ”The president took

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Duterte says doctor told him to stop drinking as he’s nearing stage one cancer

August 25, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said his doctor had advised him to stop drinking liquor to avoid  stage one cancer. Duterte recalled this when he was trying to justify that he, along with his other Cabinet members who are mostly retiring, would

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Daily COVID-19 cases reach 2,965

August 25, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) Tuesday reported 2,965 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) case, bringing total cases to 197, 164. Of the new cases, majority came from the National Capital Region (NCR) with 1,575 followed by Negros Occidental 237, Laguna 151,

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Police chief in Cotabato killed during hot pursuit operation

August 25, 2020

The chief of Carmen Municipal Police Station was killed during a hot pursuit operation against a shooting incident suspect in Cotabato Tuesday morning. According to Lt. Colonel Lino Capellan, regional police spokesperson, Major Joan Resurreccion was shot by the unidentified

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Duterte admits he considered replacing Customs chief Guerrero

August 25, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he nearly fired Bureau of Customs Commissioner Rey Leonardo Guerrero for maintaining a former alleged corrupt staff. Duterte, in a taped televised message on Monday night and aired on Tuesday morning, said that he

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Future gov’t subsidy programs must be digitized – DOF chief

August 25, 2020

The government’s future subsidy programs must be digitized to minimize corruption, said Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez. In a taped televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City on Monday night, which was aired Tuesday morning, Dominguez gave an update

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Duterte vows to work on cases vs PhilHealth people during his last 2 years in office

August 25, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to spend the last two years of his administration to file charges against people engaged in corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.(PhilHealth) “Few things that I can do in the remaining two years of

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PNP using available forces to pursue persons behind Jolo twin blasts

August 25, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said they are mobilizing all available security forces in pursuit operations against persons responsible for the twin explosions in  in Jolo. Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa, PNP chief, ordered Bangsamoro regional police director 

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