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More than 100 DND employees underwent random drug testing

February 14, 2020

More than 100 Department of National Defense (DND) employees underwent random drug testing in Quezon City on Thursday. Arsenio Andolong, DND spokesman, said the random drug testing was held at the DND building inside Camp Aguinaldo. “Pursuant to the Department

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More Filipinos remain single: PSA

February 14, 2020

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Friday said the number of single persons in the country has increased “over more than a decade.”   In a census of population on marital status for Filipinos aged 10 and above conducted by PSA

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Philippines to survive after VFA termination, Panelo says

February 14, 2020

The Philippines will “survive” after the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, a Palace official said on Friday. In an interview by CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there is no likelihood that President Rodrigo

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Duterte urges domestic travel amid coronavirus outbreak

February 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged the Filipinos to visit various places in the country instead of traveling abroad apparently to boost the tourism industry in the wake of the 2019 coronovirus disease (COVID-19). In a televised message, which Malacanang released

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Turnover ceremony for “The Project for the Construction of Classrooms for Bonifacio Elementary School, Surigao City”

February 14, 2020

On Thursday, First Secretary Manabu Yasukawa of the Embassy of Japan attended the turnover ceremony in Surigao City for “The Project for the Construction of Classrooms for Bonifacio Elementary School, Surigao City”.  Surigao City Mayor Ernesto Matugas Jr., Department of

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POEA lifts deployment ban to Kuwait

February 14, 2020

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Friday meeting ordered the full lifting of the deployment ban imposed by the government in Kuwait following the killing of overseas Filipino worker Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende. Based on POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 07-2020,

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Phivolcs lowers Taal alert level to 2

February 14, 2020

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Friday lowered the status of Taal Volcano to Alert Level 2 from Alert Level 3. But it said entry into the permanent danger zone is still prohibited. In its bulletin issued

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Palace shrugs off Trump’s statement over VFA termination

February 14, 2020

Malacanang shrugged off on Thursday the reaction of US President Donald Trump who even thanked the Philippines for its decision to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement as Washington could save a lot of money. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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