[ad_1] MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed a provision in the 2021 national budget that would have cut funding from the Public Prosecutor’s Office (PAO) forensic laboratory, which a lawmaker previously said was not authorized and was a duplication. The provision is “inappropriate” as it “does not relate to particular …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Brig. Commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG). General Jesús During III refused to name the “source” of the COVID-19 vaccines inoculated to President Rodrigo Duterte’s security detachment, but admitted that they requested it “independently”. “As I’ve always said, ‘say ko po pwedeng sabihin publicly and …
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[ad_1] Commuters head to relocated bus loading and unloading areas along Agham Road in Quezon City on October 15, 2020. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The Philippine population is estimated to reach 110.8 million by early 2021, the Population and Development Commission (POPCOM) said on Wednesday. This is an …
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[ad_1] Researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) have said that COVID-19 will likely become endemic, meaning that it will always be present in the population to some degree. Dr. Mike Ryan, director of the WHO Emergencies program, issued a stern warning when he described the pandemic as “very serious” …
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[ad_1] KANO, Nigeria – Landmines laid by Boko Haram jihadists have killed 11 members of security personnel, including four soldiers in northeast Nigeria, security sources said on Tuesday. Seven hunters recruited to help the army fight Islamist insurgents were killed Tuesday when their vehicle struck a landmine in Kayamla village, …
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[ad_1] The European Union (EU) health agency ECDC said on Tuesday the risk was “high” that newly discovered virus variants that cause COVID-19 could further affect medical care and cause more deaths due to to “greater transmissibility”. The Stockholm-based European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) said in a …
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[ad_1] French fashion designer Pierre Cardin poses in front of his fashion creations from 1954-1956-1957 at his museum called “Past-Present-Future” in Paris on November 12, 2014. (Reuters / Charles Platiau / File photo) PARIS – French couturier Pierre Cardin, who made a name for himself selling designer clothes to the …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – As the country marks the 124th anniversary of the death of national hero Dr. José P. Rizal, President Rodrigo Duterte praised leaders who emerged as heroes amid the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, we see many Rizals fighting for our people, this time against …
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[ad_1] The central bank said on Tuesday that the country’s external exposure has improved in the second quarter of this year, down to P670.5 billion compared to P1.8 trillion in the same period in 2019. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said in a statement that the net external liability …
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[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte listens to the message of the incoming commander of the Presidential Security Group (PSG), Colonel Jesús Durante III during the PSG change of command ceremony at the PSG complex in Malacañang Park, Manila, on February 25, 2020 . Simeon Celji Jr., photo / presidential file MANILA …
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