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Filipinos most obedient in wearing face mask and face shield
By Fernan Angeles WHOEVER said Filipinos are stubborn should be surprised to know that the Philippines ranked third when it comes to complying with government’s public health and safety protocol, particularly on the mandatory wearing face masks. In a study conducted by finance and technology website Finder, it showed 87 percent of the Filipinos have…
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Gov’t offers to pay Filipinos joining vaccine clinical trials
By Fernan Angeles THE government is willing to pay for whoever has the guts to join and become volunteers in the clinical trials for possible COVID-19 vaccines. In a television interview, Secretary Fortunato dela Peña hinted on Inter-Agency Task Force’s standard compensation rate for at least 1,000 Filipinos who will participate in the clinical trials…
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AFP still assessing which camps will host Dito towers
By John Clifford Lintao THE Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has yet to determine how many and which of the government camps will be installed with telecommunication facilities from China-backed Dito Telecommunity Corporation, said AFP Spokesperson General Edgar Arevalo. “Sa ngayon, kapipirma pa lang ng Secretary of National Defense ng memorandum of agreement so…
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GMA7 fires News and Public Affairs workers
By Fernan Angeles DESPITE absorbing a huge chunk of advertisers resulting from the closure of rival television network, GMA Network has terminated employees working for 10 of its news and public affairs shows aired on its other free channel. According to a report in the digital platform, contractual employees of GMA News TV’s State of…
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Bataan town ready to put up P452 million housing project
By Mar T. Supnad SAMAL, Bataan – True to her promise of establishing low-cost but decent housing for the Samaleños, Mayor Aida de Guia Macalinao is now working hand in hand with various government agencies and private developer to put up a projected 858 housing units worth P452 million in Sitio Pugad Lawin, barangay San…
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Can PTV Network win the TV ratings game?
There are a lot of things going for the People’s Television Network at this point. This was revealed by Joee Guilas, one of the news anchors of PTV Network, when asked to give his message to bashers of the government-owned station based in Quezon City. “What I believe, we must all brace ourselves for, is…
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Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber are now registered voters
Kapamilya actor Robi Domingo has encouraged the youth to register as official voters in the Philippines. This after Domingo retweeted photos of fellow Kapamilya stars Maymay Entrata and Edward Barber who just have registered as voters in Quezon City last Sept. 9. The next national elections will be held in 2022. Domingo’s caption read: “Dati…
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#ALIVE: Movie review
#Alive was shown on Korean cinemas and earned a good blockbuster take after the pandemic struck. However, because most cinemas remain closed in several parts of the world, it reached a global market through Netflix streaming. It was good decision on the part of the production team because it would have been a waste if…
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Bataan rushes quarantine, isolation facility
By Mar T. Supnad ORANI, Bataan – Governor Abet S. Garcia ordered to speed up the construction of 1 Bataan COVID-19 Mega Processing Facility here. Garcia said that the facility will cater to returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), locally stranded individuals (LSI), seafarers, and even special cases of authorized persons outside of residence (APOR). When the…
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Port of Subic opens its Customer Care Center
By Mar T. Supnad SUBIC BAY – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) – Port of Subic formally opened on September 8 its Customer Care Center (CCC) in support of the bureau’s effort to re-engineer the BOC systems and processes towards a credible and efficient customs service. Like in other ports, the CCC-Subic will serve as…