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Palace shrugs off De Lima’s list of “persecutors” submitted to US for possible ban inclusion

February 26, 2020

Malacanang shrugged off on Wednesday opposition Senator Leila de Lima’s list of her supposed “persecutors” which she submitted to the United States for its possible inclusion in the ban. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said any country

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Duterte designates NBI officer-in-charge

February 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Eric Bito-on Distor as an officer-in-charge of the National Bureau of Investigation. In a memorandum to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra dated February 21, a copy of which was released only on Wednesday, Executive Secretary Salvador

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PH bars Filipino tourists from visiting S. Korea amid COVID-19 cases; bans travelers from North Gyeongsang

February 26, 2020

The Philippine government has barred Filipino tourists from visiting South Korea amid ncreasing cases of coronavirus disease in the East Asian country. In a press briefing on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious

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Grab Philippines asks LTFRB to maximize 65,000 TNVS slots

February 26, 2020

Grab Philippines on Wednesday urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory (LTFRB) to maximize the 65,000 transportation network vehicle service (TNVS) slots due to a slump in the number of active drivers. “Our main goal of urging the LTFRB to

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COVID-19 outbreak affecting rollout of DITO cell towers

February 26, 2020

The outbreak of  the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in China has affected rollout of cellular towers of DITO Telecommunity Corp., its executives said Wednesday.  “Hubei province of China is one of the manufacturing hubs of China. The impact on our

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PCG inspects two new H-145 twin engine copters

February 26, 2020

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commandant Admiral Joel Garcia inspected the two newly-acquired H-145 light twin engine helicopters at their headquarters in Manila on Wednesday. Commodore Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, said after the inspection Garcia joined the maiden flight of one

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Palace thanks Japan for help given to Filipino repatriates

February 26, 2020

Malacanang expressed gratitude on Wednesday to the Japanese government for helping the Filipino repatriates who boarded M/V Diamond Princess that docked in Yokohama. “We thank the Japanese government for the assistance they gave to our countrymen and their close cooperation

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Senate gives green light to Philippine High School for Sports

February 26, 2020

The most universally understood language is not English. Nor is it French or Chinese. Rather, it is sports, said Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman of the Committee on Education, Arts and Culture. Sports is the international lingua franca of competition, cooperation

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