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Año says arming firefighters is ”timely and practical”

February 12, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said arming the 29,286 firefighters of the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) this year is  “timely and practical”. Año said this is in line with the government’s drive against criminality, illegal drugs, terrorism, and

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ABS-CBN may continue operating even after franchise expires in March

February 12, 2020

Media giant ABS-CBN may continue its broadcasting operations even after its franchise expires in March. According to Isabela Rep. Antonio Albano, vice chair of the House Committee on Legislative Franchises, ABS-CBN will not immediately shutdown even after the network’s franchises

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Duterte tells firefighters siren not license to kill

February 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte reminded firefighters on Tuesday the firefighters that responding to emergency is not a license to kill anyone or destroy the property. Duterte made the statement during the turnover ceremony of 51 firetrucks, 20 water tender and three rescue

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Hundreds of municipalities don’t have fire trucks: BFP

February 11, 2020

Hundreds of municipalities do not yet have firetrucks, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) chief said during the turnover ceremony in Quezon City on Tuesday. “On the data of the BFP all of the 145 cities in the country have

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Cayetano to ABS-CBN : Time for ”some soul searching”

February 11, 2020

  Following a public furor from the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto case before the Supreme Court asking for the forfeiture of the legislative franchise of broadcast network ABS-CBN, House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is urging the network

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Fitch Ratings raises outlook for Philippines to positive from stable

February 11, 2020

Fitch Ratings raised its outlook on the Philippines to positive from stable even as it affirmed its BBB rating and sees the country as ”among the fastest-growing economies in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020-2021.” On Tuesday, Fitch said the revised

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Palace on DOJ’s dismissal of complaint vs Robredo, indictment of others: Let the law take its course

February 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte did not meddle in the investigation by the Department of Justice which dismissed the complaint of conspiracy to commit sedition against Vice President Leni Robredo while indicting other personalities. “Well, as a matter of policy, the President

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Senate might elevate VFA termination to Supreme Court

February 11, 2020

Senate President Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday said that the upper chamber has set itself on raising the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States to the Supreme Court. After Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. announced

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