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Villar receives donation from Chinese youth organization
Senator Cynthia A. Villar has received from a Chinese youth organization donations for her relief efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. The donations by Philippine Fujian General Youth Association, Inc., headed by its President James Go, consisted of almost 4,000 bowls of instant noodles Villar would in turn distribute the donations to local government units (LGUs),…
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SMC nears completion of P352-M sustainable housing community for relocatees in Sariaya, Quezon
San Miguel Corporation is nearing completion of a P352-million sustainable community in Sariaya, Quezon, site of the integrated agro-industrial complex the company will build to generate jobs and help the local and national economy build back better and stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 127 families, who are relocatees from the town’s risky…
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Filipinos told to wait until 2022 for vaccines
By Fernan Angeles IN what appears to be far from what many thought it would, a top Palace official hinted at the need for Filipinos to wait until 2022 to get a shot of the coronavirus vaccine. In a television interview, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez, who is leading the country’s pandemic response, said the government…
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Shorter curfew to give way to Simbang Gabi
By John Clifford Lintao METRO Manila mayor are in favor a shortened curfew hours to give way for Simbang Gabi. In fact, they’re inserting such desire in a recommendation that would see the entire national region’s general community quarantine extended until the end of the year. Citing the continuing log of COVID-19 cases, Metro Manila…
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500,000 COVID-19 cases by year-end
By John Clifford Lintao EXPECT COVID-19 cases to reach half a million by the end of the year says experts who claimed that the highly-infectious virus from China does not seem to show any sign of slowing down. In its latest report, the OCTA Research Team said the number of new daily cases in country…
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American beauty crowned Miss Earth 2020
An American beauty who calls for ecological restoration was crowned Miss Earth 2020 during a virtual presentation on Sunday, Nov. 29. Lindsey Coffey, 28, is the first American to win the Miss Earth title since the environment-driven competition started in 2001. She bested 83 other international delegates for the crown. “As a representative of the…
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WATCH: The hits of April ‘Boy’ Regino in video
In 1993, April “Boy” Regino blasted the music scene with the hit song “Sana’y Laging Magkapiling” (with the April Boys). Since then, April Boy charted novelty songs until 2015. He also appeared on several movies. In 2014, he quit show business when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2009. When he became cancer-free, he…
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Red Cross pressing PhilHealth to pay remaining P571 million
By John Clifford Lintao AS predicted, the debt of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation [PhilHealth] to the Philippine Red Cross has accumulated and now stands at P571 million – and the humanitarian organization doesn’t appear keen on the idea of allowing it to grow bigger. PRC has in fact urged PhilHealth to settle its P571…
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Duterte to announce new quarantine classification
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte is all set to make an announcement Monday night covering new community quarantine classifications in the country. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, in his capacity as vice chair of the National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19, said they have already been advised to meet with the President on Monday night,…
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No way to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos in a year
By Fernan Angeles GIVEN the tall task of securing supplies for international pharmaceutical companies behind the COVID-19 vaccines, there is no way to be able to vaccinate 70 million Filipinos in a span of one year, says Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire. Echoing the statement of National Task Force vs. COVID-19 chief Carlito Galvez, Jr. who…