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Military to send home Vietnamese poacher

February 10, 2020

A Vietnamese poacher will return to his country after being treated at a military hospital in Zamboanga City. Major Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman,  identified the Vietnamese as Dang Canh. “Canh is the

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Calida says quo warrantuo petition vs ABS-CBN is different from congressional hearing

February 10, 2020

Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday said the quo warranto petition he filed before the Supreme Court against ABS-CBN will not affect the congressional hearing on the station’s franchise. In an interview with reporters at Camp Crame, Calida said they

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Four more Filipinos found nCoV positive in cruise ship off Yokohama: DFA

February 10, 2020

Four more Filipinos, crew members of a cruise ship undergoing quarantine in Yokohama, were tested positive for the novel coronavirus (nCov) on Sunday, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.  The DFA, through the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo, said the

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ABS-CBN denies allegations by OSG in quo warrantuo petition

February 10, 2020

ABS-CBN denied the allegations made by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that it violated its franchise, laws and constitution in a quo warrantuo petition filed with the Supreme Court on Monday. ”The Office of the Solicitor General’s filing

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Fisherman drowns, one missing in Eastern Samar

February 10, 2020

A fisherman drowned while another is missing after their boat was battered by strong waves in Eastern Samar. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said personnel of its sub-station in Guiuan, with the Guiuan Response Team, conducted search and rescue  operation

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Poe, Pangilinan reiterates Senate jurisdiction over ABS-CBN franchise

February 10, 2020

Senators Grace Poe and Francis Pangilinan on Monday reiterated the Upper House has jurisdiction over the franchise of the ABS-CBN. This came as Solicitor General Jose Calida filed a quo warrantuo petition to revoke the ABS-CBN franchise before the Supreme

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OSG files quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN seeking forfeiture of its legislative franchises

February 10, 2020

The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court to forfeit the legislative franchises of ABS-CBN Corp, and its subsidiary, ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. for violating the Constitution and for committing alleged “abusive practices” prejudicial to public interest. Solicitor

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32 Filipinos, gov’t team from Wuhan undergoing quarantine in Capas – DOH

February 10, 2020

Some 32 overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), including an infant, were repatriated in the country on Sunday from Wuhan City, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei, China. The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Department of Foreign

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