MANILA – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday expressed regret over Facebook’s decision to take down the page of “Hands Off Our Children”, whose advocacy is to prevent minors from being recruited into organizations espousing violent extremism. In a statement, AFP Chief-of-Staff, Lt. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, acknowledged that the page was instrumental to...
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Philippines bats for the sustainable bamboo industry
Under the Enhanced National Greening Program (ENGP), the government’s flagship reforestation initiative, the DENR is set to cover 16,867 hectares of land nationwide with bamboo trees.
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‘Won’t be gathering for Thanksgiving:’ Trudeau says COVID-19 2nd wave underway
In all, COVID-19 has killed about 9,250 people in Canada, while the cumulative case count has been edging toward the 150,000 mark.
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Five highlights from the speech from the throne
OTTAWA — In a new speech from the throne, the Liberal government detailed its plan to face the coming second wave of COVID-19, support Canadians and businesses that are still struggling because of the pandemic and boost the economy for longer-term recovery. Here are highlights from Wednesday’s speech: Helping provinces reinforce COVID-19 testing The Liberals...
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Liberals vow wage-subsidy extension to 2021, revamp of EI system in throne speech
The throne speech vows to use federal spending to get back the last million or so jobs, including through direct investments in the social sector and incentives for employers to hire and retain workers. The extension of the wage subsidy is touted as another way to create jobs.
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Reactions to the minority Liberal government’s speech from the throne
OTTAWA — “The prime minister had an opportunity to present a real plan to Canadians, and he didn’t do that.” — Candice Bergen, deputy Conservative leader — “I’m not surprised that the Liberal government and Prime Minister Trudeau put out a lot of nice words in this speech. They’re very good at doing that. They’ve...
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Phil Senators praise President Duterte for ‘great speech’ at UN
“‘Alipin’ (Slave) no more! Hearing the President invoke the Award before the UN General Assembly while firmly rejecting any attempt to undermine it should now erase doubts on where he stands regarding the West Philippine Sea issue,”
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Malacañang thanks Carpio for praising PRRD arbitral win assertion
President Rodrigo Duterte defended the Philippines' 2016 arbitral victory on the West Philippine Sea in his first speech at the UN General Assembly.
Duterte said the arbitral ruling “is now part of international law, beyond compromise and beyond the reach of passing governments to dilute, diminish or abandon.”
“We firmly reject attempts to undermine it,” he said
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Department of Health (DOH) reports 3,257 new Covid-19 cases, recoveries at 208,790
It also reported 733 new recoveries, bringing the country’s total to 208,790; with 47 new deaths to bring the total casualties against Covid-19 at 4,830.
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Duterte extends state of calamity due to Covid-19
Duterte extended the state of calamity “for a period of one year", or from Sept. 13, 2020 to Sept. 12, 2021, “unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant".