Duterte OKs GMRC and Values Education Act

June 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill insitutionalizing Good Manners and Right Conduct and Values Education in the K to 12 curriculum. Republic Act No. 11476, otherwise known as “GMRC and Values Education Act” was approved by the

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Duterte to advance South China Sea issue in ASEAN Summit, says official

June 25, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to bring up important positions of national interests, including the development in the South China Sea, when he joins his Southeast Asian counterparts in the summit on Friday, a Palace official said on Thursday. In

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Duterte to call special session once consensus is reached after expiration of Bayanihan Act – Palace

June 25, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte would call for a special session once both the Senate and the House of Representatives reached a consensus on the proposed Bayanihan to Recover As One Act. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after the Bayanihan

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Gov’t eyes 1 million tests for COVID-19 by July; says only 5% positive cases

June 25, 2020

The government is eyeing one million tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by July as the rate of positive cases is now only about five percent of those tested, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said on Thursday. In a

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Police recover six Chinese who escaped from QCPD cell

June 24, 2020

Six Chinese workers of a Philippine offshore gaming operator (POGO) firm who are detained for syndicated estafa escaped from their  cell at the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) at Camp Karingal on Monday but were recaptured Tuesday. Zhang Yi Xin,

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Palace denies IATF prioritizing private vehicles over public transportation

June 24, 2020

Malacañang denied on Wednesday that the government is giving priority to private vehicles over public transportation amid easing quarantine restrictions, particularly in Metro Manila. In an interview over ANC, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said public health is the main consideration

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PSE index ends lower, peso at P49.98:$1

June 24, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) ended lower on Wednesday. But the peso closed below the P50 to the US dollar, ending the day at P49.98 from Tuesday’s P50.19. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the

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Guevarra says dismissed Wirecard official ”may still be here”, orders BI to investigate

June 24, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday said a dismissed official of payments firm Wirecard may still be in the Philippines. Citing records from the Bureau of Immigration, Guevarra said Jan Marsalek, former COO of Wirecard, arrived  on March 3 and

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