[ad_1] PISI intensifies traction against substandard rebar The Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) will intensify its campaign against substandard and unmarked reinforced steel bars (bars) after finding a new batch of suspect bars in Central Luzon. PISI Vice President of Technical Affairs Joel Ronquillo informed the Department of Commerce …
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[ad_1] Parents and guardians of students line up for the distribution of learning devices and modules at Rafael Palma Elementary School in Manila on October 1, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – The Department of Education has published guidelines for the grading and evaluation of students, and an updated …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The task force formed by President Duterte to go after officials who allegedly misused billions of pesos in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) COVID-19 response funds has found “evidence enough “to impeach Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Sunday. Lacson, who had exposed …
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[ad_1] The partial recovery of the country’s merchandise trade reflected the gradual and calibrated reopening of the economy after the strict lockdowns in the second quarter, said the Department of Finance (DOF). In an economic bulletin, Finance Undersecretary Gil S. Beltrán said the contraction in merchandise trade continued to slow …
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[ad_1] A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the town of Looc in Occidental Mindoro before sunrise Monday, but is not expected to cause any damage. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake, which was tectonic in origin, occurred at 2:16 a.m. The agency said aftershocks are expected. The …
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[ad_1] The Department of Energy (DOE) is currently reviewing and processing at least 39 new projects that have applied for certificates of energy projects of national importance (CEPNS) so that they can expand the streamlined processes in their permitting and licensing requirements. According to DOE data, the projects are a …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP) can still operate safely despite being suspended for decades, said an official with the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) amid the government’s plans to reactivate the plant once more. In a radio interview on Sunday, PNRI director Carlo Arcilla said …
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[ad_1] 12.24 a. M. BST00:24 More now on doctors condemning Trump for his surprise visit to supporters outside the Walter Reed military medical center, where the president is being treated for a Covid-19 infection. At least two other people, likely Secret Service agents, wearing respirators and eye protection, were seen …
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[ad_1] US President Trump greets from the back of a car in a motorcade in front of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4, 2020 (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP). WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump said Sunday that he “learned a lot about Covid” …
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[ad_1] US President Trump greets from the back of a car in a motorcade in front of Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on October 4, 2020 (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP). WASHINGTON, DC – US President Donald Trump walked past supporters Sunday in front of the hospital …
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