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”Vicky” displaces hundreds of families in Caraga: NDRRMC

”Vicky” displaces hundreds of families in Caraga: NDRRMC

December 19, 2020

Hundreds of families were displaced because of the effect of Tropical Depression ”Vicky” in the Caraga region.   “We have received preliminary information from Caraga Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council that 900 families had been evacuated in the region,”

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New COVID-19 cases surpass 2,000

December 18, 2020

New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases on Friday soared past 2,000 for the first time since November 29. The Department of Health said there were 2, 122 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total cases to 456, 562. On November 29, new cases

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Duterte orders Duque to explain about supposed foiled early purchase of Pfizer vaccines

December 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has directed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to answer the allegations that he is reason the Philippines failed to immediately secure millions of vaccine doses against coronavirus disease from Pfizer. In a televised press briefing on Thursday,

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Duterte urges kids not to ask presents from godparents amid pandemic

December 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has urged the children not to ask for presents this Christmas season from their godparents amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a taped televised message on Wednesday night, Duterte said gift-giving might just be done next December when

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Duterte hits anew ICC, Trillanes; insists he never killed anyone

December 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has slammed anew the International Criminal Court where a communication against him for alleged crimes against humanity due to his administration’s war on drugs has been lodged. In a taped televised message on Wednesday night, Duterte said

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Duterte hits “incompetence” of TRB over RFID mess

December 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Wedensday the “incompetence” of those responsible for the implementation of the radio-frequency identification or RFID system in various toll plazas in Luzon, including Metro Manila. In a pre-taped “Talk to the People,” Duterte ordered the

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Duterte OKs dry run of face-to-face classes in selected schools in low COVID-risk areas

December 14, 2020

By Celerina Monte President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Monday to conduct a dry run of physical classes in areas with low cases of coronavirus disease. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the approval was made during the Cabinet

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Duterte asks Congress to immediately OK bills extending 2020 appropriations, Bayanihan 2

December 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent the passage of the bills extending the effectivity of 2020 General Appropriations Act and the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. “This is to confirm that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

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