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Trump’s younger brother hospitalized in New York
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump on Friday paid a visit to his younger brother, Robert Trump, at the New York hospital where he has been hospitalized. The president entered New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan wearing a face mask on Friday afternoon. “I hope he’s okay,” Trump said shortly before arriving at the…
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US task force to investigate possible UFOs
The Pentagon has announced the establishment of a task force to review “unexplained aerial phenomena,” or UFOs, that have been observed by the U.S. military, according to a Pentagon statement. The move continues an effort begun in recent years to investigate incidents in which the U.S. military has encountered such phenomena, including those captured on…
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Trump orders owner of TikTok to sell US assets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday gave the Chinese company ByteDance 90 days to divest itself of any assets used to support the popular TikTok app in the United States. Trump’s executive order said there is “credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance … might take action that threatens to impair the…
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No Telco towers permit requirement for 3 years
By John Clifford Lintao FOR the next three years, permits for the installation and operation of cell towers in the country would no longer be required. The bicameral conference committee, embarking on a common goal to fast-track the construction of telecommunication towers in the country and reduce bureaucratic red tape, approved an insertion in the…
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Manny Pacquiao gunning for presidency, says trainer
And, in the blue corner … the next president of the Philippines?! Manny Pacquiao’s trainer says that might just be the boxing legend’s next introduction … ’cause Freddie Roach says PacMan’s gunning to be the president of his home country after 2 more fights!! “Manny would like to fight a couple of more times and…
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DepEd urged to defer school year to a much later date
By Fernan Angeles NOT even a two-month suspension won’t be enough to get a system in place for a blended learning system, said a youth organization as it called for a deferment of classes covering the school year 2020 – 2021. In a statement, the Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) described the recent announcement for…
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DOJ looking into PhilHealth mess bares initial findings
By John Clifford Lintao THE Department of Justice has uncovered more fraudulent schemes through the testimonies given by two resource persons formerly connected with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, and even went as far as dragging banks into the massive corruption at the state insurer. In a statement issued by the DOJ, the fraudulent scheme…
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No need to solicit funds, Palace tells teachers
By Fernan Angeles APPALLED by reports that saw teachers in the countryside soliciting funds to defray the cost of reproducing learning modules for their students, Malacañang claimed the government has enough budget to fund the printing of learning modules to be used by students for School Year 2020-2021. In a press briefing, Presidential spokesperson Harry…
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Palace not keen to move NEDA chief to PhilHealth
By Fernan Angeles MALACAÑANG appeared not inclined to the idea of seeing Acting Socio-economic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua to lead the embattled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) amid allegations of massive corruption in the state insurer. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque declined to comment on the recommendation and hinted at the President as the only…
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Duterte firm in decision to take 1st shot of vaccine
By Fernan Angeles President Rodrigo Duterte stood firm in his decision to take the first shot of injectable vaccine from Russia against COVID-19. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said that the President’s vaccination of Russia’s vaccine Sputnik V will only take place after the third stage of clinical trials, which will be done in both Manila…