‘COVID response unlike Yolanda’
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque maintained Monday the government’s COVID-19 response was and would not be disastrous amid hospital shortage and surge ...
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Lorenzana tells military retirees to ‘be patient’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday urged retired military and uniformed personnel who have raised concerns about their 2018 pension ...
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Guides for new normal in virus-free areas up; Rock concerts ruled out
Malacañang said Monday an inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response had “approved in principle” a “new normal” quarantine ...
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More than just Grit
It is the week before Christmas in what many of us will remember as Annus Horribilis. In this year that ...
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UN mobilizes P1.4-b support for PH COVID-19 response
The United Nations in the Philippines said Wednesday it mobilized P1.4 billion through 150 COVID-19 rapid-response activities being implemented by ...
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Tugade to donate 1 ambulance to Muntinlupa for COVID response
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade is set to donate an ambulance to Muntinlupa to be used for COVID-19 response efforts after ...
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Solon wants IATF probed
Senator Risa Hontiveros wants to investigate the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) for assigning ...
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As China tensions soar, US embraces Taiwan with visit, but cautiously
Eager to find a foil for China, US President Donald Trump's administration is stepping up support for Taiwan, although a ...
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Gov’t shelves P370-b infra projects
The government said Thursday it will prioritize 92 infrastructure projects with a combined cost of P4.1 trillion until 2022, but ...
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Customs may auction off seized P33-m McLaren super car
The Customs bureau is considering auctioning off the P33 million worth McLaren 620R super car it earlier seized at the ...
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