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.
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August 26, 2020August 26, 2020Philippine News, Politics
Duterte to consider proposed Sulu-wide martial law: Palace
Section 18, Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution states that a president can declare martial law and suspend the writ of habeas corpus for a period not exceeding 60 days, in case of invasion or rebellion.
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August 26, 2020August 26, 2020Business, Philippine News
Task Force proposal to place PhilHealth under interim management
Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said del Rosario was questioned on the pending claims of around PHP3.9 billion.
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August 25, 2020August 25, 2020Health, Main, Philippine News
Duterte to Robredo: ‘Please don’t add fuel to the fire’
“We will also continue to respond to the arising challenges in our pandemic, re-calibrating our strategies, if we must, based on science and data,” he said.
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August 22, 2020August 22, 2020Business, Main, Philippine News
Phil Gov’t ‘saving lives’ from virus, hunger: Finance Exec
The Philippines’ mortality ratio is at 2.5 people per 100,000 population, as compared to the United Kingdom at 70, Spain at 61, Sweden at 57, and the United States at 52, he said.