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Pemberton didn’t apply for pardon – DOJ official
By Fernan Angeles CONVICTED killer Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, did not even apply for a presidential pardon, says Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete. “‘Yung normal process, meron application na dumadaan sa ating Board of Pardons and Paroles. Yan ay ini-evaluate ng board at inaakyat sa DOJ for endorsement with the Office of the President,” Perete…
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Sanchez transferred to Manila hospital sans court order
By Fernan Angeles CONVICTED former Calauan Mayor Antonio Sanchez remains a honcho who gets what he wants. CIting health conditions, the 71-year old Sanchez was reportedly suffering from tuberculosis, multiple electrolyte imbalance and stage V chronic kidney disease. As such, the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) caved in to Sanchez’s request to be placed under hospital…
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Not so fast, DILG tells Eleazar
By Fernan Angeles THE Department of Interior and Local Government doesn’t seem amenable to the idea fanned by a top police official who hinted at tracking down people who made a report or reported violating quarantine protocols. DILG Undersecretary Epimaco Densing said the police still needed to verify posts on social media regarding coronavirus disease…
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Sotto believes Duterte will fire Duque anyway
By John Clifford Lintao CITING Senate investigation report on humongous pieces of evidence dragging Health Secretary Francisco Duque into the multi-billion anomalies, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto believes President Rodrigo Duterte would finally fire the embattled Cabinet member. Sotto said Duterte would change his mind about keeping Duque in his Cabinet once he finished reading…
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Mayors defy latest IATF guidelines
By Fernan Angeles LOCAL chief executives from Iloilo and Negros Occidental provinces would rather face administrative charges rather than put their place at risk of being contaminated from viruses which could come from elsewhere outside their locality. The mayors stood firm and opposed the latest guidelines of the National Task Force Against COVID-19 (NTF) exempting…
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High-tech wristbands for Caloocan residents in quarantine
By Fernan Angeles THE Caloocan City government is embarking on an innovative way to monitor individuals who have been exposed to confirmed COVID-19 positive patients. Taking cue from Hong Kong and South Korea, Caloocan City will be farming out Quarantine Band or Q Band to local folks undergoing quarantine starting on Monday. The orange band,…
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Transport group wants more jeepneys on the road
By Fernan Angeles CITING extreme poverty among thousands of passenger jeepney drivers who have been sidelined amid government-imposed restriction, a transport group appealed for government compassion by allowing them to ply back their routes if only to ensure that their families don’t starve to death. The Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP) called…
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No place to dump infectious wastes
By Fernan Angeles THE Philippines doesn’t have an appropriate place to dump 5,000 tons of medical wastes generated on a monthly basis from the time COVID-19 hit the country. Instead, garbage of this type have been dumped in sanitary landfills and handled by inadequately-equipped solid waste management personnel whose health are compromised amid a highly-infectious…
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Quiapo Church prohibits kissing of sacred images
By Fernan Angeles DESPITE limited allowable capacity inside worship places, implementing physical distancing among thousands of church goers is quite difficult, said Quiapo Church rector Monsignor Hernando Coronel. Part of the measure to keep the virus from spreading is to prohibit the traditional kissing of the images inside the church, Coronel added. Coronel lamented that…
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Monthly sanitation holiday for Navotas fish port
By Fernan Angeles IN an effort to ensure a safe Navotas Fish Port Complex, the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and the Navotas City government sealed a partnership that would see the facility undergo a regular sanitation holiday to prevent the spread of the highly-infectious coronavirus disease. At its 44th anniversary, the city government and…