WATCH | Dizon: PH could exceed target of 1M COVID-19 tests in coming days
The Philippines will meet its target to conduct one million coronavirus tests by the end of July, testing czar Vince Dizon said.
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Berna confident of bounce back in education tourism
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Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat is optimistic about the recovery of English schools in the Philippines that would eventually put the Philippines back as a leading English as a Second Language (ESL) destination.
DOH 1,387 new infections: COVID cases breach 54K
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The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported 807 new recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the country's total tally of cases reached 54,222.
Indonesian found in freezer on Chinese fishing vessel
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The frozen body of an Indonesian man has been found aboard a detained Chinese fishing vessel, authorities said Thursday, adding that they suspected foul play in the crew member's death.
Domestic workers among few Hong Kongers who will miss TikTok
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TikTok's exit from Hong Kong was met with a shrug among many locals who distrust the Chinese social media platform, but the app had been embraced by many foreign domestic workers as a way to creatively escape the drudgery of their toil.
Given na yan! Inflation hike not alarming, says Palace
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Malacañang on Tuesday downplayed the 2.5 percent inflation rate increase, saying it was not a cause for concern.
WATCH | Philippines winning against coronavirus even as cases rise – Palace
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Amid the continued spread of coronavirus, Malacañang still believes the Philippines is winning the fight against the disease.
Did Marsalek go to PH? 2 BI employees under probe over ex-Wirecard exec’s whirlwind trip
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Two immigration officers are now under investigation for allegedly encoding the arrival and departure of dismissed Wirecard chief operating officer Jan Marsalek in the Philippines even without proof that he entered and left the country,…
May limit sila! Foreign governments limited to intel-sharing in going after terrorists in PH, Ping…
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Foreign governments will still have a limited role in going after terrorists in the Philippines, even with the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Thursday.
At least 12 Filipinos missing in boat collision: media
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At least 12 Filipinos were missing early Monday after a collision between their fishing boat and a foreign cargo vessel, media reports in the Philippines said.
Still no flattening of curve! WHO: PH’s pace in rising COVID-19 cases fastest in Western Pacific
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The Philippines has logged the fastest rise of COVID-19 cases in the Western Pacific region in nearly two weeks, beating Singapore, which is battling a second wave of infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Philippines exceeds target of 50,000 COVID tests per day – Dizon
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The Philippines has exceeded the 50,000 coronavirus (Covid-19) testing capacity by the end of June, testing czar Vince Dizon said.
WATCH | NPA, not Abu Sayyaf, is no. 1 threat to Philippines: Duterte
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Communist rebels are much worse than militant Islamist group Abu Sayyaf, according to President Rodrigo Duterte.
Duterte renews ties with Canada, Iran, Vietnam, New Zealand, Palestine
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President Rodrigo Duterte has ensured that the Philippines will continue to have “friendly and cooperative” relations with Canada, Iran, Vietnam, New Zealand, and Palestine, Malacañang said on Friday.
Enrile: Gabby Lopez qualified to own ABS-CBN
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Former senator Juan Ponce Enrile has come to the defense of ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez amid questions on his citizenship.
WATCH | Parang Grade 1! Marcoleta asks Gabby Lopez to recite ‘Panatang Makabayan’
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To prove allegiance to the Philippines, SAGIP Party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta asked ABS-CBN chairman emeritus Gabby Lopez to recite the first line of "Panatang Makabayan".
Priority tayo pag may vaccine: Duterte, Xi talk on phone about COVID cooperation
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President Rodrigo Duterte spoke on telephone with Chinese President Xi Jinping Thursday night and discussed efforts on the growing threat of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)
‘Difficult’ to eliminate Covid-19 in Philippines – Palace
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The Philippines will have a hard time achieving zero coronavirus (Covid-19) cases, Malacañang admitted Wednesday.
Parang bata! Marcoleta asks Gabby Lopez to recite ‘Panatang Makabayan’ to prove allegiance to PH
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A staunch critic of ABS-CBN's franchise application asked the network’s chairman emeritus, Eugenio “Gabby” Lopez III, to recite the first line of “Panatang Makabayan” to prove his allegiance to the Philippines.
Covid-19 deaths surpass 1,000; new cases hit 555 on Sunday
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The number of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) cases in the Philippines has climbed to 21,895 after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 555 new cases Sunday.
WATCH | Duterte reacts to George Floyd protest: Filipinos are really law- abiding
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As the police killing an unarmed black man sparked widespread outrage across United States, President Rodrigo Duterte takes pride that the Philippines is a nation of law-abiding citizens.
May mali sa pinasa! NUPL: Opposition mounting to anti-terror bill
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The National Union of People’ss Lawyers (NUPL) secretary general Ephraim Cortez said the large number of lawyers and law students in the Philippines and overseas opposed to the Anti-Terrorism bill show that there is something wrong with the…
View of things to come? 7 arrested in Cebu for protesting vs. anti-terror bill
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At least seven people were arrested Friday (June 5) for protesting against the passage of the anti-terrorism bill in front of the University of the Philippines in Cebu City.
Unemployment surge in PH saddens Palace but says ‘we’ll weather COVID crisis together’
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Malacañang is “saddened,’ although “unsurprised,” by the surge in the Philippines’ unemployment rate to 17.7 percent in April.
