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Duterte urges Congress to pass Bayanihan to Recover as One Act

July 27, 2020

By Ella Dionisio President Rodrigo Duterte, in his 5th State of the Nation Address (SONA), on Monday called on Congress to pass the administration’s Bayanihan to Recover as One Act, which is the government’s response against the impact of the

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PNP chief says they did not illegally raid a house in compound occupied by Kadamay group

July 27, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said they did not illegally raid the house of a Kadamay urban poor group member  in Pandi, Bulacan and claimed the group’s president surrendered reported subversive documents to the police.

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Duterte calls response vs COVID-19 ”far from perfect”

July 27, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte admitted on Monday that the government’s response to restrain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been ”far from perfect.” In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, Duterte said: ”Actions have been far

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Duterte gives telcos until December to improve service

July 27, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday gave telecommunications companies until December to improve their service. In his State of the Nation Address (SONA), he said: ”If you are not ready to improve, I might as well close all of you and

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UPDATE Duterte calls Congress for “swift” passage of death penalty through lethal injection

July 27, 2020

By Celerina Monte President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated on Monday his call to Congress to immediately pass a law reviving the death penalty through lethal injection. In his fifth State of the Nation Address, Duterte said the death penalty will be

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Coast Guard breaks ground for first radar station in Bacolod

July 27, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to construct its first radar station in Negros Occidental. Commodore Tito Alvin Andal , PCG District Southern Visayas Commander, said the groubreaking ceremony for the Bacolod radar station was held at a 500-square

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PBS-RTVM Manila office closed for 14 days after staff tested positive for COVID-19

July 27, 2020

The Presidential Broadcast Staff-Radio Television Malacañang, which is housed at the Malacañang Complex in Manila, will temporarily close its office for 14 days after some of its staff have been tested positive for coronavirus disease. In an advisory, RTVM said

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Some Cabinet members tested negative for COVID-19; to attend Duterte’s SONA at Batasang Pambansa

July 27, 2020

Some Cabinet officials will attend President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address on Monday afternoon after they tested negative for coronavirus disease. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Budget Secretary Wendel Avisado, Interior and Local Government Secretary

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