Duterte tells water concessionaires to accept draft gov’t deals

January 8, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte advised on Wednesday the water concessionaires to “pray” no third party would be interested to take over them if they would not agree to new contracts being prepared by the government. In a speech during the mass

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China Coast Guard ship arriving on Jan. 13

January 8, 2020

A China Coast Guard ship will arrive in Manila for a port visit next week. In an advisory, the Philippine Coast Guard said  the Chinese Coast Guard vessel will arrive in Port Area on January 13. The Chinese ship will

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PSE, peso end lower

January 8, 2020

The main Philippine share index closed lower on Wednesday. The peso closed at P50.956 against the US dollar from Tuesday’s P50.76. Volume at the foreign exchange portal at the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $1.953 billion from the previous

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Año says public perception on ” ninja cops” is result of Senate probe

January 8, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday admitted that the latest survey showing more Filipinos believe there are still  “ninja cops” is the “aftermath” of last year’s Senate investigation where the former Philippine National Police ( PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde

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DOLE imposes deployment ban to Iraq, Iran, Lebanon

January 8, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Wednesday announced  they will no longer allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be deployed in the three countries. In a hastily-called press conference, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III announced that a total deployment

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AFP to deploy two battalions of Army, Marines to repatriate Filipinos in Middle East

January 8, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to deploy two battalions of Army and Marine troops for repatriation of Filipinos in Middle East. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said soldiers will be deployed to Middle East not to fight but to

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DBM finds nothing “strongly objectionable” in 2020 budget

January 8, 2020

The Department of Budget and Management ( DBM) said on Wednesday there was nothing “strongly objectionable,” which could have warranted President Rodrigo Duterte’s exercise of his veto power in the recently approved P4.1-trillion budget. In a press briefing in Malacanang,

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Final firecracker-related injuries tally in 2019 surpass 2018 :DOH

January 8, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday firecracker-related injuries in 2019 surpassed those of 2018.  In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the final Fireworks-Related Injury Surveillance 2019 report showed a total of 413 cases recorded across the

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