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Palace: No ECQ in time for holidays
By Fernan Angeles MALACANANG warded off reports claiming the return of a hard lockdown starting December 22 until early next year. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque even called such report as fake news, adding that the social media posts claiming the return of enhanced community quarantine in time for the holiday has already…
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Sinas to Duterte: ‘Nahihiya na ako’
By John Clifford Lintao THE big bold police general claims to feel uncomfortable every time President Rodrigo Duterte comes to his rescue over the controversies he’s into. During the first flag ceremony he attended since being appointed as the country’s top cop, Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Police General Debold Sinas expressed gratitude to the…
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Duterte misses Palace briefing on disaster
By Fernan Angeles SEVERE weather conditions may have prevented President Rodrigo Duterte from presiding over the first major briefing on government’s disaster response over typhoon Rolly — not even a videoconference. In the absence of Duterte who has earlier been reported to be in Davao City, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque led the 10 a.m. briefing…