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Former Chief Justice Bersamin named as GSIS board chair

February 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed retired Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin as chairman of the state-run Government Service Insurance System ( GSIS). In an appointment letter on February 6, Duterte named Bersamin as member of the Board of Trustees of GSIS

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Japanese tourist found lifeless in diving area

February 14, 2020

A Japanese tourist, who was part of a group, diving in Dauin, Negros Oriental on Friday, was found dead, floating in the area. Dauin Municipal Police Station chief investigator, Police Master Sergeant Charlie De Luna, identified the victim as Kohei

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More than 100 DND employees underwent random drug testing

February 14, 2020

More than 100 Department of National Defense (DND) employees underwent random drug testing in Quezon City on Thursday. Arsenio Andolong, DND spokesman, said the random drug testing was held at the DND building inside Camp Aguinaldo. “Pursuant to the Department

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More Filipinos remain single: PSA

February 14, 2020

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Friday said the number of single persons in the country has increased “over more than a decade.”   In a census of population on marital status for Filipinos aged 10 and above conducted by PSA

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Philippines to survive after VFA termination, Panelo says

February 14, 2020

The Philippines will “survive” after the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, a Palace official said on Friday. In an interview by CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there is no likelihood that President Rodrigo

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Duterte urges domestic travel amid coronavirus outbreak

February 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged the Filipinos to visit various places in the country instead of traveling abroad apparently to boost the tourism industry in the wake of the 2019 coronovirus disease (COVID-19). In a televised message, which Malacanang released

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Turnover ceremony for “The Project for the Construction of Classrooms for Bonifacio Elementary School, Surigao City”

February 14, 2020

On Thursday, First Secretary Manabu Yasukawa of the Embassy of Japan attended the turnover ceremony in Surigao City for “The Project for the Construction of Classrooms for Bonifacio Elementary School, Surigao City”.  Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas Jr., Department of

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POEA lifts deployment ban to Kuwait

February 14, 2020

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Friday meeting ordered the full lifting of the deployment ban imposed by the government in Kuwait following the killing of overseas Filipino worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende. Based on POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 07-2020,

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