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Undocumented Filipinos seeking jobs in Croatia
By Fernan Angeles FILIPINOS abroad are not inclined on flying back home to the Philippines empty-handed. In a report to Malacañang at the regular Laging Handa briefing, the Philippine Embassy in Vienna, Austria, recorded around 50 undocumented Filipinos have flown from the Middle East to Croatia to find new jobs amid the global pandemic scare.…
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Mortality rate down to 1.6 percent
By John Clifford Lintao THE PHILIPPINE clinical management and treatment modalities for COVID-19 have greatly improved overtime, resulting to a significant drop in the mortality rate from 5 down to 1.6 percent. However, Health Undersecretary and COVID-19 treatment czar Bong Vega said that the coronavirus disease 2019 cure, as in other illnesses, should be the…
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CSOs to engage in budget deliberations
By John Clifford Lintao THE House of Representatives has allowed public budget watchdog Social Watch Philippines (SWP) to actively participate in the deliberations of the national budget. The group likewise expressed hope that the same can be done in the Senate. “Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can actually provide expertise and unique perspective in formulating people-centered…
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Popular vlogger Lloyd Cafe Cadena passes away
Internet personality Lloyd Cafe Cadena has passed away, it was announced on Facebook Sept. 4. His demise was also confirmed by fellow vlogger Macoy Dubs. Cadena, also a gaming video creator, was supposed to turn 26 on Sept. 22. His Youtube Channel dubbed “Lloyd Cafe Cadena Vlogs” has 3.07 million subscribers. He has also written…
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SMC bringing Pasig River back to life
By Fernan Angeles San Miguel Corp. (SMC) would be doing things right insofar as the government’s repeated failed attempts to bring back life at the Pasig River. In a statement, SMC President and Chief Operating Officer Ramon Ang said they would clean up and revive the Pasig River as part of its commitment in the…
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PhilHealth officials move to void suspension
By John Clifford Lintao CLAIMING to have been deprived of due process, two officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) have asked the Office of the Ombudsman to void the preventive suspension slapped against them over corruption allegations at the state health insurer. PhilHealth senior vice president Dennis Mas and lawyer Lawrence Mijares, in…
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Gov’t launches StaySafe app
By John Clifford Lintao IT took more than six months for the government to launch a coronavirus-contact tracing app that aims to lure back the public to business establishments and rescue the economy from recession. The StaySafe app, says COVID-19 testing czar Vince Dizon is far more systematic than manually filling up contact tracing forms…
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NBI tells Ombudsman to suspend 19 BI officers
By Fernan Angeles WRAPPING-UP their investigation over the sensational “pastillas syndicate” operating at the Bureau of Immigration, the National Bureau of Investigation asked the Office of the Ombudsman to suspend and prosecute 19 Immigration officers found to be running an illicit activity catering Chinese nationals entering the country illegally. NBI Special Action Unit chief Emeterio…
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No command responsibility on my shoulder, says Duque
By John Clifford Lintao COMMAND responsibility over the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation doesn’t rest on him but to its president and CEO, said Health Secretary Francisco Duque over Senate calls for the filing of criminal charges against both of them over alleged anomalies at the state medical insurer. Duque, who chairs PhilHealth board, said…
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Lawyer says Pemberton release from jail ‘unlawful’
By Fernan Angeles UNLAWFUL is how a private prosecutor described a court order releasing convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton from detention. Lawyer Rommel Bagares said Pemberton, who was convicted for homicide of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude in 2014, could not possibly qualify the law allowing prisoners to be released early due to good conduct…