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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Cabinet officials have recommended that local government units (LGUs) impose a shorter curfew to help push the economy to reopen. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said cabinet members had proposed that the curfew be established between midnight and 4 a.m., rather than many LGUs implementing the period …

[ad_1] Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon (screenshot from video posted by the Senate Office of Information and Public Relations) MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon questioned the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) on Wednesday for having P345 billion in lump sum appropriations under its proposed 2021 …

[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo by SIMEON CELI / Division of Presidential Photographers) MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has allayed fears about the possible use in the country of COVID-19 vaccines made by China, calling the Asian superpower a modern and capable country. “Those of you ask me …

[ad_1] President of the Supreme Court of Justice to Diosdado Peralta MANILA, Philippines – Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta said Wednesday that he was satisfied with the efforts of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to comply with a 2008 Supreme Court order to clean up the polluted waters …

[ad_1] Detained activist Queen Mae Nasino visits her 3-month-old daughter River’s wake at La Funeraria Rey in Pandacan, Manila on Wednesday, October 14, 2020. The Manila Regional Trial Court granted Nasino a license to see her baby during the last time, however, he reduced his original request from three days …

[ad_1] Heavy rains brought by tropical depression “Ofel” caused flooding in large metropolitan areas of Cebu on Tuesday night and forced the evacuation of hundreds of families living in villages at the foot of the Mayon volcano in Albay province on Wednesday. Two people died while a teenager disappeared in …

[ad_1] Panfilo Lacson – PRIB SENATE MANILA, Philippines – How can Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) funding of P67 billion to construct “multi-purpose buildings” next year help the country recover from the economic depression due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson asked on Wednesday. During the …

[ad_1] Maria Rosario Vergeire MANILA, Philippines – With Europe seeing a rapid rise in new coronavirus cases in part due to “pandemic fatigue,” the Department of Health (DOH) advised the public on Wednesday to accept that “small sacrifices” must be made to avoid an increase in Infections The Undersecretary of …

[ad_1] Lord Allan Velasco – CHILD JESUS ​​ORBETA MANILA, Philippines – To his friends, Lord Allan Velasco is a reassuring presence and a quiet worker, but to his enemies, he is “lazy” and still lacks the seriousness to take the helm of the House of Representatives. The “cold and focused” …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government already has money to buy COVID-19 vaccines once they are available, but it is not enough. “I already have the money for the vaccine, but I will still have to look for more money because you know that now there are 130 million Filipinos. …