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Airports, seaports on tight watch vs. threat of coronavirus in the country

January 23, 2020

Transportation hubs in the country have implemented safety measures as  Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Thursday urged vigilance in all ports of entry following the threat of a new coronavirus strain in the country. “Please adopt all measures necessary and

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Gamboa reshuffles top PNP posts

January 23, 2020

The head of the Philippine National Police- Directorate for Information and Communications Technology Management is the new Chief of the Directorial Staff. Major General Cesar Hawthorne Binag is now the PNP’s fourth in command replacing Lieutenant General Guillermo Eleazar who

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Duterte moves tête-à-tête to next week due to “pressing matters”

January 22, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte did not push through with a supposed interview by his spokesman Wednesday afternoon due to “pressing matters,” Malacañang said. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo was supposed to have a tête-à-tête with Duterte to answer pressing issues. “Due to

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Senators bat for early monetary incentives for octogenarians, nonagenarians

Senators bat for early monetary incentives for octogenarians, nonagenarians

January 22, 2020

Senior citizens need not wait to reach 100 years old to get cash incentives from the government. According to a proposal from Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri and Senator Ramon Bong Revilla, Jr., senior citizens 80 years old and

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Dela Rosa says US Embassy cancelled his visa a day before birthday

January 22, 2020

Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday was saddened by the cancellation of his visa to the United States. In an interview with reporters, Dela Rosa said he received the news from the US Embassy in the Philippine a day

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US extends P5.1m assistance to people displaced by Taal eruption

January 22, 2020

The United States on Wednesday announced a P5.1 million worth of assistance to people affected by Taal Volcano’s eruption last January 12. US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim also joined Philippines Disaster Resilience Foundation partners to distribute supplies to

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Police rescue South Korean kidnap victim in Ermita

January 22, 2020

Police on Tuesday rescued a South Korean kidnap victim in Ermita. Police Brig. Gen. Jonnel Estomo, director of the Anti-Kidnapping Group, said Kim Byeong Mo, 19, was rescued at at the Gotesco Towers B condominium along N. Concepcion street at

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MWSS may conduct bidding if 2 water concessionaires won’t agree with new deals

January 22, 2020

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System ( MWSS) might conduct a bidding if the two Metro Manila water concessionaires would not agree with revised contracts without the onerous provisions by 2022, an official said on Wednesday. During “The Virtual Presser”

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