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DA issues notice of closure to meat supplier

January 3, 2020

The Department of Agriculture issued a notice of closure to a meat supplier after the pork it sold to a supermarket in Quezon City was found positive of African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. “It’s good to highlight that the city government

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Palace reminds Mindanao residents national emergency still effective

January 3, 2020

Malacañang reminded on Friday the public, especially the residents in Mindanao, that the national emergency is still in effect despite the expiration of martial law in southern Philippines. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that Proclamation No. 55

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NCRPO achieved ”zero backlog” in administrative cases for 2019

January 3, 2020

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday said they achieved “zero backlog” in their administrative cases by the end of 2019. “We were able to resolve all our backlog cases from 2019 down,” said Police Brigadier General Debold

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Philippines to import 35,000 metric tons of red onions

January 3, 2020

The Philippines will import 35,000 metric tons of red onions as its price continued to increase. “The strengthened guidelines are now in place the issuance of the import clearance good for two months,” said Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Friday.

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NCRPO destroyed P1 million worth of confiscated firecrackers

January 3, 2020

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Friday destroyed P1 million worth of confiscated firecrackers in line with their “Ligtas Kapaskuhan (Safe Christmas)” 2019-2020 operations. Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas, acting NCRPO director, lead the destruction of P1,040,874 worth

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Palace on Lagman’s statement vs Duterte’s EJK of press freedom: Nonsense

January 3, 2020

Malacanang called on Friday “nonsense” the accusation by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman against President Rodrigo Duterte for “imposing an extrajudicial killing of the freedom of the press” amid his opposition to renew the franchise of television network ABS-CBN. “We will

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Revival of EDCOM needed to address new challenges of Philippine education: Angara

January 3, 2020

To aid the government in its efforts to improve the state of education in the country, the Senate is pushing to revive the Congressional Committee on Education (EDCOM). Five senators, led by Sonny Angara, have filed Senate Joint Resolution No.

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Damage to agriculture, infra surpass P 3 billion due to ”Ursula”

January 3, 2020

The damage to agriculture and infrastructure from Typhoon ”Ursula” surpassed more than three billion pesos, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Friday. The NDRRMC reported a total of P3,435,725,790 worth of damage to agriculture and

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