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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September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Business, Environment, Philippine News
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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September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Main, Philippine News, Politics
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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September 23, 2020September 23, 2020Philippine News, Politics
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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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Business, Health, Philippine News
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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September 18, 2020September 18, 2020Health, Main, Philippine News, Politics, Travel
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".
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Main, Philippine News, Politics
Badoy to resign if Makabayan solons condemn CPP-NPA-NDF
Badoy also mentioned that CPP-NPA-NDF, committed the destruction of government and private properties worth billions of pesos, besmirching the country’s image internationally to get funding, economic sabotage, and the killings of soldiers in charge of distributing cash aid during the pandemic
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Ako'y Filipino, Canadian News, Lifestyle, Philippine News
ASEAN Committee in Ottawa bids farewell to Philippine Ambassador, Petronila P. Garcia
Ambassador U Kyaw Myo Htut of Myanmar, in his capacity as Chair of the ASEAN Committee in Ottawa (ACO), hosted a farewell breakfast in honour of outgoing Ambassador Petronila P. Garcia. Chief of Protocol Stewart Wheeler represented Global Affairs Canada in the event. ACO is composed of the heads of mission of the ASEAN resident...
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September 11, 2020September 11, 2020Philippine News, Politics
Data sharing pact to boost EJK, HR violations probe: Philippine National Police
“There is no such thing as EJK. Everything, the people in the PNP has actually fought it hard to really reduce illegal drugs and it’s survival for our people (and) it’s not only the criminals who are being killed here. There are a lot of PNP officers who already died. Some are even PNP officers,...
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September 4, 2020September 4, 2020Business, Philippine News
Phil San Miguel Corp signed a $15-billion airport project in Bulacan
The lower chamber approved through voice voting House Bill 7507, which grants SMC subsidiary, San Miguel Aerocity, Inc., a franchise to establish a domestic and international airport in the municipality of Bulakan, Bulacan and develop an adjacent airport city.