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Lorenzana on red-tagging: Without any proof, shut up
By Fernan Angeles AN exasperated Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is putting an end to the controversial topic netizens are feasting on by issuing a directive to the Armed Forces of the Philippines to stop red-tagging activities unless they have concrete proofs of their links to the communist insurgents. In a statement, Lorenzana advised Lt. Gen.…
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Cell sites to be built inside military camps
By Fernan Angeles PRESIDENTIAL staunch ally Dennis Uy should now be considered as the most powerful businessman in the Philippines after his Dito Telecommunity handily secured a contract that would allow a private telecommunications company to construct cell sites inside military camps. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana admitted to have signed the contract with China-backed telecommunications…
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Lorenzana not supporting revolutionary gov’t
By Fernan Angeles DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana might pay dearly for expressing no support to the supposed call for a revolutionary government by staunch supporters of President Duterte who appointed him to where he is now. “We do not support them,” said Lorenzana when newsmen sought for his reaction over the supposed meeting of the…
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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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IATF needs to balance health and economy, says Roque
By Fernan Angeles RESPONDING to calls for Malacañang to extend an existing lockdown in Metro Manila and adjoining provinces, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque hinted at the need to effectively balance between health and economy – something that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases should be on top of. The President…
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Metro Manila ready for GCQ
By Fernan Angeles CITING figures that saw a declining trend in figures representing cases of COVID-19 contamination, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana hinted Metro Manila could be ready to return to general community quarantine (GCQ) status on August 18. Lorenzana, who is also the National Task Force against COVID-19 chairman Delfin Lorenzana, said: “Yes, I think…
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DND chief rejects plan to regulate social media
By John Clifford Lintao DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana seemed to know only too well where he stands insofar as the anti-terror law is concerned as he just turned down Armed Forces chief Lieutenant General Gilbert Gapay’s proposal to regulate the social media. Lorenzana said there is no provision in the law that regulates social media.…