Peso finishes at new four-year high of P48.045:$1

December 3, 2020

The peso eased to a new four-year high of P48.045 against the dollar after rising to P48.031 in intraday trading on Thursday. On Wednesday, the peso ended at P48.05 against the greenback. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the

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Duterte to call for universal access to COVID-19 vaccines when he joins UNGA special session

December 3, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte will pitch for the universal access to and assurance of availability of safe and effective vaccines and technologies against coronavirus disease when he delivers a statement in a special session of the United Nations General Assembly later

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FDA chief says COVID-19 vaccines may be available in Philippines by March

December 3, 2020

Vaccines against coronavirus disease may be available in the Philippines by first quarter next year, much earlier than previously targeted, the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. FDA director general Eric Domingo made the statement after the United Kingdom

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Sinas says nothing wrong in serving warrants early morning

December 3, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said there is nothing wrong when police operatives served a warrant of arrest against two National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants in the early morning of November 25.

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AFP will not recommend holiday truce with communists

December 3, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not recommend a declaration of a holiday truce with the communists. “The AFP, wishing and longing for a peaceful Yuletide Season for the Filipino people notwithstanding, will not recommend to the Commander-in-Chief

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Sinas junks claims police planted firearms in house of Echanis’ daughter

December 3, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said it is impossible for  operatives to plant high-caliber firearms inside the house of Amanda Echanis, daughter of slain Anakpawis chairman Randy Echanis, in Cagayan Valley last Wednesday. In a

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Drug suspect arrested in Davao City

December 3, 2020

Government forces apprehended a drug suspect and seized more than four million pesos worth of suspected shabu in a checkpoint operation in Sirawan, Davao City. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Armed Forces of Philippines (AFP) public affairs chief,  said the suspect identified

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Metro Manila Council won’t allow minors 17 years and below to go to malls

December 3, 2020

The Metro Manila Council has decided not to allow minors aged 17 and below to go outside, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Thursday. In a virtual press conference, MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia said the MMC unanimously

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