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Palace: PH to respect FBI raid on Quiboloy church

January 30, 2020 admin Nation, quiboloy, respect fbi raid, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2020 16:17:16 +0000

Malacañang on Thursday said the Philippines would respect the decision of the United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to raid the church of evangelist Apollo Quiboloy in Los Angeles, California over human trafficking allegations. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said despite the friendship between President Rodrigo Duterte and Quiboloy, rule of law should prevail. “If […]

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Countries airlift nationals from Wuhan

January 29, 2020 admin coronavirus, countries airlift nationals, Nation, Top Stories, wuhan

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 16:27:03 +0000

WUHAN, China: Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the center of a coronavirus epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000. The scale of the deepening crisis was emphasized with the new infection number on the Chinese […]

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Can flimsy masks keep virus at bay?

January 28, 2020 admin deadly virus, medical mask, Nation, surgical masks, Top Stories, virus

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:29:03 +0000

BANGKOK: As fears of a deadly virus sweep the globe, panicked members of the public are depending on a flimsy first line of defense — surgical masks that are coveted but in short supply and of limited use. While Asian commuters cover their noses and mouths with the blue-green paper-thin covers — and social media […]

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Govt studies repatriation of Filipinos

January 28, 2020 admin Filipinos, Nation, novel coronavirus, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 16:26:42 +0000

The government is studying the possible repatriation of Filipinos from areas affected by the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte would wait for the recommendation of the Department of Health (DoH) and Department of Foreign Affairs. “Pag-aaralan lahat iyan kasi […]

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Duterte signs new sin tax law

January 23, 2020 admin liquor, Nation, sin tax law, Top Stories, value-added tax-exempt sales

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:14:42 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill increasing the excise tax on liquor and heated tobacco and vapor products. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo and Sen. Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go confirmed the President’s action in a text message to The Manila Times. Go said the new law also expanded the coverage of value-added tax-exempt […]

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Duterte OKs probe of Ayala land deal

January 23, 2020 admin Ayala Land, duterte, Nation, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Catherine S. Valente, TMT| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:13:28 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has given the green light for the review of the lease contract between the Ayala Group and the University of the Philippines (UP), Malacañang said on Thursday, following allegations that the state university might be on the losing end of the deal. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo said the President agreed with his […]

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Duterte eyes evac centers in disaster-prone areas

January 20, 2020 admin Nation, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Franz Lewin Embudo| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:19:19 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Monday urged Congress to provide a supplemental budget for the construction of big evacuation shelters in disaster-prone areas. In a speech during his visit to Sto. Tomas, Batangas, where he distributed relief aid to evacuees, Duterte asked the House of Representatives to provide P30 billion for the project. “I’m urging Congress […]

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SARS-like virus spreads in China, reaches SKorea

January 20, 2020 admin Nation, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:18:17 +0000

BEIJING: A new SARS-like virus has killed a third person, spread around China and has reached South Korea, authorities said Monday, fueling fears of a major outbreak as millions begin travelling for the Lunar New Year in humanity’s biggest migration. The new coronavirus strain, first discovered in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, has caused […]

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Billionaires richer than 60% of world’s population

January 20, 2020 admin Nation, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Agence France-Presse| Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 16:16:26 +0000

DAVOS, Switzerland: The world’s billionaires have doubled in the past decade and are richer than 60 percent of the global population, the charity Oxfam said Monday. It said poor women and girls were at the bottom of the scale, putting in “12.5 billion hours of unpaid care work each and every day,” estimated to be […]

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House proper venue for ABS-CBN case – Solon

January 17, 2020 admin Nation, Top Stories

Credit to Author: Divina Nova Joy Dela Cruz| Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:19:29 +0000

A congressman said on Friday that the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) should file the case against ABS-CBN before the House of Representatives, not the Supreme Court. Cagayan de Oro Second District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said the quo warranto petitions the OSG plans to bring before the high court could be deemed as “a […]