We now have about a million Australian dollars (PHP35.3 million) in contribution to typhoon response, but the point of all these is not really the amount but the principle that when the Philippines is in difficulty, Australia will stand by with the Philippines-- always has, always will,"
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Address extreme poverty, Phil President Duterte to Asean, Australia
"We must redouble our collective efforts to address extreme poverty. We must accelerate our nation’s and the region’s socio-economic recovery,"
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Ottawa’s silence necessary during U.S. election uncertainty: democracy experts
While the temptation to speak out in defence of the apparent breach of democratically accepted electoral norms might have been overwhelming, the Trudeau government has held its tongue.
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PHL Department of Health campaigns vs. vaccine-preventable diseases
n order to prevent a potential outbreak of vaccine-preventable diseases such as measles, polio, and rubella, a health official urged parents on Wednesday to have their children vaccinated against such illnesses.
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PRRD’s performance rating climbs to 91% amid pandemic
Philippine President Duterte’s performance rating hit 91 percent despite criticisms his government got from the opposition on its Covid-19 response.
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Phil President Duterte admits ordering discreet probe into EJKs
“And the NDF [National Democratic Front] — are out to destroy the very government in which they are enjoying the blessings of democracy. They invent stories about being harassed, killed, oppressed. Eh wala namang kaming nakikita at wala namang dumadating sa akin (I have not seen anything. Nothing has reached me),” the President said.
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AFP Chief regrets shutdown of ‘Hands Off Our Children’ FB page
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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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