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[ad_1] The president of the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC), Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino, has assembled a formidable team for the upcoming POC elections that his rivals will find difficult to match. The head of basketball, Al Panlilio, will participate in the polls on November 27 as first vice president of Tolentino, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Facebook has shut down more than 100 tracked fake accounts of police and military units in the Philippines for engaging in “coordinated inauthentic behavior” (CIB), according to Nathaniel Gleicher, the social media giant’s head of cybersecurity policy. At an online press conference Tuesday night, Gleicher said …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte affirmed the Philippines’ referee victory over China over the South China Sea on Wednesday before the United Nations General Assembly. “The award is now part of international law, beyond commitment and beyond the reach of governments in approval to dilute, diminish or abandon …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday cited data challenging President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic cannot be won without a vaccine. Robredo cited a table published by The Lancet COVID-19 Commission, released last July by The Lancet medical journal to help …

[ad_1] In this file photo taken on July 23, 2019, Taguig representative Alan Peter Cayetano (left) and Marinduque representative Lord Allan Velasco seal the shared term agreement suggested by President Rodrigo Duterte for the conference. (INVESTIGATOR / JOAN BONDOC) MANILA, Philippines – Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco said Tuesday that …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court ordered GMA Network, Inc. (GMA) to reinstate 30 cameramen and camera assistants and pay their back wages, allowances and other benefits from the time of their illegal dismissal in 2013 to the time of their current reinstatement. In a decision promulgated on July …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A lawmaker has claimed that Marinduque representative Lord Allan Velasco did not “work, contribute to, or lead” the House of Representatives, especially in the first 15 months of the 18th Congress, so he cannot expect lawmakers to follow him in his bid for speaker. Capiz 2nd …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is hopeful that House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and Marinduque Representative Lord Allan Velasco will follow through on their shared term agreement, but said there is nothing he can do if the latter lacks the number in terms of support from congressmen. Presidential …

[ad_1] An Indonesian Red Cross member prepares to sterilize the Kemayoran athlete village in Jakarta on March 21, 2020. The athlete village, which was used to house athletes during the 2018 Asian Games, has been transformed into a makeshift hospital to treat COVID-19 patients. (JP / Seto Wardhana) JAKARTA – …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The number of new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country soared to 291,789 on Tuesday after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 1,635 new infections. DOH, however, said that of the total count nationwide, 56,097 are active cases as of Sept. 22. Metro Manila …