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Senate spots P1 billion insertion for new roads and comfort rooms
By Fernan Angeles THE Senate contingent in the bicameral conference for Bayanihan 2 spotted a P1 billion fund insertion by the House of Representatives wanting to construct additional comfort rooms and streets. “Ito ang mahabang diskusyon na nangyari dahil ang ibig ng mga kongresista ay ilagay ito sa pagpapatayo ng kubeta at kalsada habang ang…
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Diplomatic protest filed against China
By Fernan Angeles APPALLED over the incident that saw China confiscating fish aggregating devices installed by Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal off the country’s southwestern waters, the Philippine government finally lifted a finger as it filed a diplomatic protest against what it described as “illegal.” The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) referred to an incident…
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Bataan equips checkpoints with high-tech gadgets
By Mar T. Supnad BATAAN CAPITOL – People are bound to get tired and err as an offshoot of exhaustion. With that in mind, the provincial government embarks on equipping front-liners manning the checkpoints with high-tech gadgets that would effectively monitor the ingress and egress, if only to make sure they get to minimize the…
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Nurse praised for stopping to deliver woman’s baby
A nurse is being celebrated as a hero in the Philippines after she helped a homeless woman deliver her baby safely on Tuesday. Lorrainne Pingol, 29, was on her way to work at a health maintenance organization in the Metro Manila region, but was flagged down by Bgy. Bangkal rescue team members for the medical…
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Another Rizal town mayor tests positive for COVID-19
By Fernan Angeles ANOTHER local chief executive from Rizal province has fallen prey to COVID-19. Pililla town Mayor Dan Masinsin, who is now under isolation and being treated in an undisclosed private hospital, has tested positive for the virus. In a social media post uploaded by the Pililla local government, Masinsin reportedly went on isolation…
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Food delivery exempted from curfew, says MMDA
By Fernan Angeles Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) general manager Jojo Garcia said that the uniform curfew under the “strict” general community quarantine (GCQ) classification does not cover food deliveries. Curfew hours in Metro Manila starts at 8 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next day. Garcia said that even the 17 Metro Manila mayors agreed…
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SBMA hits fake news on repatriation program
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has clarified reports that it is withholding information about a government plan to bring home repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the Subic Bay Freeport. SBMA Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said on Tuesday that the plan to use Subic…
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NBI to check PhilHealth claim over lost records
By Fernan Angeles THE Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) does not seem to buy the claim of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) which blamed heavy rains over their failure to submit pertinent documents seen crucial in the ongoing investigation of massive corruption at the state insurer. PACC commissioner Greco Belgica said he has already sent…
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Roque: ‘Walang maniniwala na province tayo ng China’
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG opted to ignore the claim of a hair product labeling Manila as a province of China. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque warded off calls for the government to blacklist the company behind the Chinese hair care product with a label imprints hinting at the country as a…
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SEC nullifies majority sale share in The Medical City
By Fernan Angeles The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voided a majority share sale in The Medical City operator Professional Services Inc. (PSI) after the regulator found a shareholder group allegedly fraudulent in taking control of the company. In its August 13 decision, SEC en banc nullified the acquisition of PSI shares by Viva…