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Giant rat wins animal hero award for sniffing out landmines
LONDON — A rat has for the first time won a British charity’s top civilian award for animal bravery, receiving the honor for searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia. Magawa, a giant African pouched rat, was awarded the PDSA’s Gold Medal for his “lifesaving bravery and devotion” after discovering 39 landmines and 28 items of…
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DOH hints at price control on swab test
By Fernan Angeles EXPECT an executive order setting a price cap on RT–PCR (reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction) or swab tests for COVID-19, said the Department of Health. In a statement, Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said that they have already asked the Office of the President to issue an EO for the suggested retail price (SRP)…
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Experts tell gov’t not to ease quarantine in NCR
By Fernan Angeles EXPERTS from three prominent universities in the country discouraged the government from easing community quarantine restrictions in Metro Manila, with high emphasis on the possibility of another surge in COVID-19 cases as Christmas draws closer. Claiming that the country’s number of COVID-19 cases is already headed downward, OCTA research team warned the…
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Port of Limay Customs opens its customer care center: Will it lessen corruption?
By Christian Supnad LIMAY, Bataan – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Limay has formally inaugurated its Customer Care Center (CCC) to fully implement the zero contact policy in support of the Bureau’s directive to lessen face-to-face transactions with stakeholders and in compliance with the Ease of Doing Business policy. The CCC is…
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Jeremy Jauncey to Pia Wurtzbach: ‘I love you baby’
Scottish businessman Jeremy Jauncey greeted his girlfriend Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach on her 31st birth anniversary as he shared some “kilig” moments through pictures. “On this special day I wanted to share some of my most treasured memories over the last year with @piawurtzbach to wish her a very happy birthday and remind her…
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‘Lockdown: Food Diaries’ hosted by Alden Richards airs this Sunday
This Sunday (September 27), GMA News and Public Affairs presents “Lockdown: Food Diaries”, a special documentary hosted by Asia’s Multimedia Star and Department of Health’s Anti-COVID19 Awareness Campaign Ambassador Alden Richards that presents how COVID-19 changed the landscape of the food industry. Almost all industries have grappled with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic including…
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BOC – Port of Limay inaugurates Customer Care Center
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Limay in Bataan formally inaugurated its Customer Care Center (CCC) on September 23 to implement the zero contact policy in support of the Bureau’s directive to lessen face-to-face transactions with stakeholders and in compliance with the Ease of Doing Business policy. The CCC is a one-stop-shop customer…
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DPWH improves roads leading to tourism sites
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan – The P96 million “Convergence and Special Support Program- Construction/Improvement of Access Roads Leading to Declared Tourism Destination- Mulawin-Tala Road Leading to Mt. Natib, Bataan National Park, Orani, Bataan” is now 65 percent completed as of September 15. This was revealed recently to the local press by Department of…
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NCR mayors want GCQ retained beyond September 30
By Fernan Angeles GIVEN the power to decide, Metro Manila mayors would rather retain general community quarantine classification in the region, says Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, who claims to have talked to most of them. At the inauguration of a mega-complex facility in Taguig City, Año also hinted on a scheduled consultation with the 17…
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Comelec shuts door on bids to postpone 2022 elections
By Fernan Angeles THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) rejected a bid to postpone the 2022 presidential elections by an administration ally at the House of Representatives. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said that the commission sees no need to postpone the elections even if the COVID-19 is not yet over by that time. “Atas ng Constitution…