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Unemployment rate steady at 5.3 percent: PSA

March 5, 2020

Unemployment rate in January was estimated at 5.3 percent, unchanged from a year ago,  the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.  The labor force participation rate or the proportion of the labor force to population 15 years old and over

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Gov’t exploring ‘all options’ in order to weather economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak, says Nograles

March 5, 2020

A Palace official said with the COVID-19 outbreak expected to adversely affect the world economy, the government is ready to weather the economic impact of the outbreak and is exploring measures to mitigate the impact of the disease on trade,

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SC issues writ of habeas corpus for Salas

March 5, 2020

The Supreme Court has issued a writ of habeas corpus for former New People’s Army leader Rodolfo Salas, recently arrested in Angeles City for murder. In a notice Thursday, the SC’s Third Division issued a writ of habeas corpus and

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500 Filipino crew members of cruise ship docked off San Francisco being tested for COVID-19

March 5, 2020

Five hundred Filipino crew members on a cruise ship eing linked to the first death from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California are undergoing tests. In an interview Thursday,  Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the  500 Filipinos are

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PNP chopper crash won’t deter Duterte from often taking helicopter to events, Palace says

March 5, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte would continue to take a chopper in attending to various events outside Malacañang despite Thursday’s helicopter crash resulting in the injury of eight policemen, including Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa, a Palace official said. In

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Drilon sees more cons than pros to POGOs

March 5, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon lambasted Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for pushing for the continued operation of Philippine offshore gaming operations (POGOs) to keep the P8 billion it collects from fees and licenses, totally disregarding the rising social

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Locsin visits Saudi Arabia, meets foreign minister and Filipino community

March 5, 2020

RIYADH – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. paid an official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from February 26-28, marking his first visit to the Kingdom as Secretary of Foreign Affairs. He was accompanied by his wife, Maria

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AFP validating reports there are Chinese PLA personnel in country

March 5, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is validating reports there are thousands of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) personnel in the country on “immersion missions” and for other unknown purposes. “We are in the process of validating the report

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