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Magnitude 5.5 quake reported in Aguilar, Pangasinan

February 6, 2019

An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck at 6:25 pm in Aguilar, Pangasinan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said Wednesday. There no reports of damage, Phivolcs said. The epicenter of the quake, which was tectonic, was

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Palace vows to ignore De Lima

February 6, 2019

Malacanang vowed on Wednesday to ignore any statement of detained opposition Senator Leila de Lima, whom it called as “disgruntled and failed politician.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after De Lima, from her detention in Camp Crame, wondered

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Palace on House recommendation to charge Aquino, et al: Let legal process take its course

February 6, 2019

Malacañang assured on Wednesday that the Department of Justice will do its job to determine if there will be probable cause to indict former government officials, including then President Benigno Aquino III, over the anti-dengue vaccine controversy. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador

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Military says BOL plebiscite ”overall peaceful and successful”

February 6, 2019

Save for a fist fight and the arrest of a man carrying a homemade gun, the military said the second plebiscite for the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) was ”overall peaceful and successful.” Capt. Clint Antipala, spokesman of the 1st Infantry

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DOH declares measles outbreak in NCR

February 6, 2019

The Department of Health (DOH) late Wednesday declared a measles outbreak in the National Capital Region (NCR). This was after the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila, one of the department’s referral hospitals for infectious diseases, recorded a high number of

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Officials ask public to understand why they cannot bring liquids in trains

February 6, 2019

Officials from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC) asked for public’s understanding after netizens reacted negatively an order for commuters not to bring any liquids inside  trains. “Well you see, because of what happened in

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House panels recommend filing cases vs Aquino, Abad, Garin over Dengvaxia case

February 6, 2019

A joint House panel recommended Wednesday filing of criminal and administrative and civil charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and others in connection with buying some three million doses, or P3.5-billion worth of Dengvaxia vaccines in 2015. The House committee on good

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Duterte meets with families of slain soldiers in Sulu

February 6, 2019

President Rodrigo Duterte has assured government’s assistance to the families of slain soldiers in Sulu. Duterte met on Tuesday with families of five soldiers who were killed in an encounter with the Abu Sayyaf Group in Patikul, Sulu last February

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