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Taylor Swift, John Legend & more cheer for VP bet Sen. Kamala Harris
It’s official. Democratic nominee Joe Biden, following through on his vow to pick a female running mate, selected Kamala Harris as his vice presidential candidate on Tuesday (Aug. 11), marking the first Black, Asian American woman on a major party presidential ticket. “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a…
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LTFRB to allow more PUVs in NCR on Aug. 19
By John Clifford Lintao IT’S almost certain that the National Capital Region (NCR) would be back under a relaxed general community quarantine (GCQ) protocol, citing decreasing number of COVID-19 cases in the region. Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivares, in his capacity as Metro Manila Council chairperson, hinted at seeing Metro Manila’s 16 cities and lone…
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Shell shuts down Batangas refinery for good
By Fernan Angeles ONE of the country’s strongest oil companies seemed no match to the highly-infectious coronavirus strain as Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation has decided to permanently shut down its 60-year-old refinery facility in Batangas. In view of the permanent closure, Pilipinas Shell hinted at transforming the facility into a “world-class full import terminal” seen…
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Local PNP gets a lift
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan – In this fishing locality, “bayanihan,” or the fine art of inter-locking exchange of favor, remains intact. Whatever one needs, one fills the gap, at no cost. With an age-old tradition in place, the local police recently got another lift – this time from Barangay Alas-asin, which recently provided…
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Teachers undergo mental wellness session
By Fernan Angeles TO ensure the mental stability of the top leaders at the bureau, Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones emphasized the need of helping one another as she led the fourth and final group session of the Kaginhawaan of Top Leaders of the Department of Education (DepEd) on July 31. “I thought that we need…
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Pageant expert Ameer Sanchez takes a crack at acting
Are you ready for Miss Becky? Miss Becky will be one of the many interesting characters featured in the new online Boys Love series dubbed “My Day The Series” which started airing on the Youtube Channel of Oxin Films last August 8, and every Saturday thereof, at 9 p.m. It stars Inaki Torres and Miko…
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Assistance for 72 rebel returnees
By Mar T. Supnad CAMP BGEN OSCAR M FLORENDO, La Union – Seventy-two rebel returnees and supporters who turned their back to re-integrate the society took an oath of allegiance to the Constitution during the launching of “Oplan Pinagsubli” in San Quintin, Pangasinan. At the symbolic oath-taking held at the Provincial Agriculture and Veterinary Field…
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Robredo wants hazard pay for teachers during pandemic
By John Clifford Lintao VICE President Leni Robredo cited the need for the Department of Education to realign its P29-billion budget for rehabilitation of school buildings for procurement of gadgets and other equipment for distance learning. In an August 10 letter she wrote and sent to Education Secretary Leonor Briones, Robredo also hinted at funds…
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FDA warns of vaccine’s possible side effects
By Fernan Angeles WITH many countries already on their final stage of clinical trial of vaccines intended to contain the deadly coronavirus disease, the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) issued a warning to the public of its possible side effects. FDA director Dr. Eric Domingo however clarified that side effects depend on the type of…
