DOTr to give SMC time to recover after fire damaged skyway project

February 19, 2020

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade gave San Miguel Corp. time to recover after a portion of Skyway Stage 3 collapsed from a fire last February 2, according to an official from Department of Transportation ( DOTr) on Wednesday. “We are supposed

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Passengers arriving at NAIA down 10.4% due to coronavirus scare

February 19, 2020

The number of passengers who arrived at the country’s premier airport decreased by 10.44 percent compared to last year due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) scare, according to the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Wednesday. During Malacanang’s weekly economic briefing,

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PNP will submit final recommendation to Duterte on relieved cops on March 5

February 19, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will submit its final recommendation on the 357 relieved cops due to alleged drug links to President Rodrigo Duterte on March 5. In an interview with reporters Wednesday, PNP chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa

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Suspended BuCor legal chief killed in front of daughter’s school

February 19, 2020

Frederic Anthony Santos, the suspended legal chief of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) for lleged involvement in “good conduct and time allowance for sale” was shot dead in front of his daughter’s school in Muntinlupa City on Wednesday. Initial police

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Gamboa to deal with Espenido case as an ”internal issue”

February 19, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday said he will deal the issue with Police Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido internally. “Regarding Col. Espenido, leave it to us. It’s purely an internal issue. I will deal with Espenido

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Alleged NPA member arrested in Quezon

February 19, 2020

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) member was arrested by government forces in Quezon province on Monday, a military officer said Wednesday. Maj. Marco Antonio Magisa, civil military operations officer of the 2nd Infantry Division, said apprehended was Regie Helena

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Locsin orders immediate repatriation of Filipinos in cruise ship

February 19, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. has ordered the immediate repatriation of Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship under quarantine off Yokohama due to the 2019 coronavirus disease ( COVID-19). Locsin said Wednesday he has directed the Philippine Embassy

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DILG bans tricycles from national highways, urges LGUs to create trike task force

February 19, 2020

As part of the road clearing operations being led by the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),  Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered local chief executives to strictly implement the ban on tricycles, pedicabs and

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