CEBU CITY – Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday ordered the suspension of 250,000 enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) passes issued by the city government to residents here. The suspension took effect at 10 p.m. on Tuesday but with no definite period as to its effectivity. Brig. Gen. Albert Ignatius Ferro, chief of the Police Regional Office...
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Filipinos urged to increase investments in gov’t securities
MANILA – Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has urged Filipinos to continue investing in government securities not only to benefit from the yields but also to help in the country’s program to lift the economy. In his speech during the consolidated draw for the first and second quarter of the first-ever Premyo Bonds Thursday, Dominguez said...
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Ressa’s conviction case of ‘bad journalism, lawyering’: Palace
There is no suppression of the freedom of the press. It was a case of bad journalism. It was a case of bad lawyering,”
-Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in an interview with ABS-CBN News Channel.
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Conviction of Ressa, Santos not ‘cause for concern’: Andanar
“In reality, it is a case of accountability,” he said, referring to the case of Ressa and Santos.
Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa on Monday convicted Ressa and Santos of cyber libel and sentenced them to imprisonment ranging from six months and one day to six years.
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Filipino Heritage Month and Philippine Independence Day celebrations in June
Heritage and cultural celebrations marked with simple, memorable alternatives that respect physical distancing Culture is as essential to our lives as roots are to a tree; it is the sum of all forms of thought, ideas, and beliefs that are a part of us, just as they are a part of those that have come...
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Phils: Anti-terror bill made to stop terrorists, not to inconvenience activists
“In International Law, terrorism is the highest crime against humanity. It is dishonest and a grave injustice to dilute its strength and purpose by putting activists, critics, and bashers in the same category as terrorists,” Torres-Gomez said.
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MESSAGE OF PRESIDENT RODRIGO ROA DUTERTE IN CELEBRATION OF THE 122ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE PROCLAMATION OF PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE
One of the most significant dates in the Philippines ’ history is Independence Day (Araw ng Kasarinlan or Araw ng Kalayaan) because it marks the nation’s independence from the Spanish rule on June 12, 1898. June 12 is an annual national holiday in the Philippines and celebrated by Filipinos around the world.
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CANADA PROVIDES P45-M WORTH OF COVID-19 AID TO Philippines
The Covid-19 pandemic is a global threat that does not recognize borders and can only be overcome through coordinated action around the world. The Government of Canada is therefore pleased to partner with the Philippines in its efforts to combat the virus," the Canadian Embassy in Manila said Wednesday.
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Free online courses to upgrade skills of returning Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), others
BAGUIO CITY – The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) in the Cordillera said its 68 courses available online can provide new skills or upgrade the skills of the 513 initial overseas Filipino worker (OFW) returnees. Engr. Manuel Wong, TESDA-CAR regional director, said the OFWs can take advantage of the TESDA Online Program (TOP) to...
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Trudeau joins anti-racism protest on Parliament Hill
“We see you and we are listening,” Toronto police Chief Mark Saunders, who is black, tweeted after the meeting. “We have to all stay in this together to make change.”