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Firecracker-related injuries down 57%: health department

January 1, 2018

The recorded number of firecracker-related injuries for this holiday season has gone down by 68 percent in 2017 compared to the previous year, the Department of Health (DOH) announced Monday. In a press conference at the East Ave. Medical Center

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Military hurdled “challenging” tests, face tasks in 2018: Lorenzana

December 30, 2017

The year 2017 was considered as a very challenging year for the defense department and military despite their gains in the modernization program for the Armed Forces of the Philippines. “Very challenging especially because of what happened in Marawi. It

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Duterte leads Rizal Day ceremonies in Luneta Park

December 30, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte led the commemoration of the 121 st martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal in Manila on Saturday morning. The event, which includes flag rising and wreath laying ceremonies, was witnessed by war veterans, students and civilian at the Rizal monument

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Spreading fake news not gov’t policy, Roque says

December 29, 2017

Malacanang said on Friday  spreading fake news is not a policy of the Duterte administration. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there could be “a few supporters” of President Rodrigo Duterte who are spreading fake news but it does not mean

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Duterte signs law prohibiting expiration of gift certificates

December 29, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a law prohibiting issuance of gift checks that bear expiry dates, as well as imposing an expiry date on the stored value, credit, or balance of the gift check. Republic Act No. 10962, otherwise known

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500 units of transitory shelters turned over to displaced families in Marawi

December 27, 2017

The Duterte administration turned over on Wednesday some 500 units of transitory shelters to the families displaced by the five-month long Marawi siege. President Rodrigo Duterte was supposed to lead the turn over ceremony in Sagonsongan village in Marawi City. But Palace officials

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Duterte vetoes 5 items in tax reform measure

December 27, 2017

President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed five items in the new tax reform measure, which he signed into law on Dec. 19. Duterte’s action to veto some provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act was in accordance

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Duterte gov’t “accomplished much,” Palace says in yearender

December 26, 2017

The Duterte administration has “accomplished much” during the past year, particularly in addressing illegal drugs, criminality and corruption, Malacanang said. The “key accomplishments” were contained in the Year-End Report 2017, which the Palace released on Tuesday. “This year-end report highlights

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