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Spare lotto from closure, says Lacson

July 28, 2019 admin Headlines, Latest News Stories, lottery closure, lotto, Menardo Guevarra, Nation, Panfilo Lacson, PCSO, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:27:55 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte should have excluded lotto from his decision to pull the plug on games operated by the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) because there was no allegation that lotto operators were shortchanging the government, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday as the government defended the shock order that saw the police shutter 21,000 lottery stations across the country.

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Patients seeking medical aid from PCSO may turn to Palace

July 28, 2019 admin Headlines, Latest News Stories, medical aid, Nation, pcso closure, pcso corruption, Rodrigo Duterte, Salvador Panelo

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:26:19 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Patients relying on the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for medical aid may go to the Office of the President for help, after President Duterte shut down the PCSO’s gaming operations.

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Duterte commits funds to quake-hit Batanes

July 28, 2019 admin batanes quakes, Headlines, itbayat quakes, Latest News Stories, Nation, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:25:41 +0000

ITBAYAT, Batanes, Philippines — When the first jolt woke up Telesforo Valiente, 68, at 4:16 a.m. on Saturday, he rushed out to fetch his mother, Rosario, also known in this community as Lola Yayo, who at 101 is the oldest resident of this town on the island of the same name.

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Workers plan protests vs SOT bill veto

July 28, 2019 admin contractualization, endo, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Rodrigo Duterte, Salvador Panelo, security of tenure bill

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:23:51 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of the security of tenure (SOT) bill is only a temporary setback for laborers, Malacañang said on Sunday, giving assurance that his commitment to protecting workers’ rights is steadfast.

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President defends veto of SOT bill

July 28, 2019 admin capital security, contractualization, endo, Headlines, Latest News Stories, Nation, Rodrigo Duterte, security of tenure bill

Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 23:22:56 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday defended his controversial veto of the security of tenure bill, saying the measure should protect not only laborers but also employers’ “security of capital.”

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Duterte ‘interested’ in extending Batanes runways

July 28, 2019 admin batanes runways, Latest News Stories, national security, Regions, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:36:00 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday expressed interest in extending the airport runways in Batanes, saying that the move could be a “very crucial factor in the days to come.”

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Duterte orders Coast Guard patrol of Batanes Islands

July 28, 2019 admin batanes island, Latest News Stories, Philippine Coast Guard, Regions, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 12:07:53 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday directed the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to guard the islands of Batanes province to ensure that the islands would “remain ours.”

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Duterte will give quake-hit Batanes P40 million

July 28, 2019 admin batanes earthquakes, itbayat earthquakes, Latest News Stories, Regions, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 10:31:52 +0000

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he would give Batanes P40 million following the twin quakes that the province on Saturday morning.

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Privatize PCSO operations instead of shutting it down, says Gatchalian

July 27, 2019 admin corruption, gambling, Latest News Stories, Nation, news, PCSO, Rodrigo Duterte, Vicente Sotto, win gatchalian

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:30:24 +0000

The national government could privatized the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) in order to stop corruption in the agency instead of putting an end to its gaming operations.

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Duterte visits quake-hit Batanes

July 27, 2019 admin batanes earthquake, Earthquake, latest stories, Rodrigo Duterte, second headlines

Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 03:40:31 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will visit Batanes this Sunday morning, Malacanang said, a day after the island was struck by an earthquake that killed at least nine people and injured 60…READ

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