After ABS-CBN shutdown Palace to US: Philippines has free, robust press
May 8, 2020
Malacañang assured on Friday the “foreign friends and allies” that the Philippines continues to have a free and robust press despite the shutting down of giant network ABS-CBN. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the statement after the US State Department
Nearly 800 gov’t employees volunteer to man mega swabbing facilities, says task force
May 8, 2020
Almost 800 employees from the different government agencies have volunteered to man the mega swabbing facilities established for coronavirus disease patients, the National Task Force Against COVID-19 said on Friday. NTF Deputy Chief Implementer and Bases Conversion and Development Authority
Palace hopes economic rebound in H2 after GDP contraction in Q1
May 7, 2020
Malacanang expressed optimism on Thursday that the Philippine economy would register a “strong rebound” by the second half of this year following the contraction of the gross domestic product during the first quarter of this year. In a virtual press
Duterte won’t veto ABS-CBN franchise bill if no infirmity – Palace
May 7, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte is inclined to approve the bill seeking the renewal of ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise once it reaches his office provided that there is no constitutional infirmity, his spokesman said on Thursday. Secretary Harry Roque, in a virtual press
No free WiFi, sales, marketing events in malls under GCQ, says Palace
May 7, 2020
Malacañang said on Thursday that malls and shopping centers in areas under general community should turn off the free WiFi and suspend the sale and marketing events and other promotional activities in order not to attract large crowds. In a
NEDA chief Chua favors more telco players with need to shift to digital economy
May 7, 2020
Acting National Economic and Development Authority Director General Karl Kendrick Chua underscored on Thursday the need to shift to digital economy amid the coronavirus disease crisis. With this, Chua said he favors possible move for more players in the telecommunications
UPDATE: Philippine economy shrinks in Q1, first in 22 years
May 7, 2020
The Philippine economy contracted by 0.2 percent during the first quarter of this year, the lowest since 1998, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua attributed the contraction of the gross domestic product
Duterte “neutral” over ABS-CBN’s franchise – Palace
May 6, 2020
President Rodrigo Duterte, who earlier threatened to close ABS-CBN Corp., is “neutral” over the pending petition in Congress to renew the franchise of the broadcast network, which was ordered shut down by the National Telecommunications Commission, Malacañang said on Wednesday.
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