“There will be no opening. I assure you na lahat ng franchise ‘yan hindi i-implement — hindi ko i-implement ‘yan hanggang they settle their full accounts with government,” President Rodrigo Duterte said during his January 18 address to nation without mentioning a specific company. “You can have a thousand franchise. You will not see the […]
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Senator Joel Villanueva today defended the Senate hearings on the national vaccine plan, saying their ongoing probe will “save lives and money” in a country that is among the hardest hit in the region but last in securing vaccines. “When we finetune the plan, then we are not competing but we are collaborating with the […]
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Individuals who have already been inoculated with the Covid-19 vaccine would still need to follow the government’s travel protocols, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Monday. During the House health committee’s hearing into the government’s Covid-19 vaccination plan, Duque said vaccinated individuals may not be exempted yet from travel protocols since there is no sufficient […]
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and National Quincentennial Committee (NCQ) today, January 18 launched 5,000-piso Lapulapu commemorative banknote and commemorative medal. The event was held at Fort San Antonio Abad, BSP Complex, Malate, Manila. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea represented President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in the occasion. Commemorative notes are produced to memorialize an event […]
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Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr, in his January 18 press briefing, encouraged Filipinos to listen to true vaccine experts instead of those claiming to be experts with regard to vaccines. “Pag-ingatan natin kung sino pakikinggan natin. Uulitin ko po, ang proseso para maging expert, kinakailangan ipakita kung meron ka bang specialized na pinag-aralan para […]
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The delivery and activation of Hermes 450 and 900 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) ordered from Elbit Systems of Israel have contributed to Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities. “The arrival and operationalization of the Unmanned Aerial System to include the Hermes 450s and 900s are part of the continuous development of […]
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A total of 193 new Candidate Soldiers (CS) of 4th Infantry “Diamond” Division have started their Basic Military Training (BMT) to become future soldiers at Headquarters 4th Division “Mentor” Training School (4DTS) last January 11, 2021. The reception rites took place which conveys the start of the training process of the Candidate Soldier Course Class […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday welcomed Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who flew to the Philippines for an official visit. Wang, who arrived in Manila on Friday, paid a courtesy call on Duterte at Malacañan Palace on Saturday afternoon. Wang reciprocated Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin’s visit to China in October last year. […]
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25,357 PNP personnel were promoted in 17 Police Regional Offices across the country. Those promoted included 2,151 Police Commissioned Officers (PCO) and 23,386 Police Non-Commissioned Officers (PNCO) who passed all the qualification standards for the 2020 Continuous and Regular Promotion Program effective December 16 and December 29, 2020, respectively. In Camp Crame, PNP Chief, Police […]
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A Sulu court has ordered the arrest of the nine dismissed police officers indicted for the fatal shooting of four Army intelligence operatives in Jolo in June last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said on Friday. “Warrants were issued yesterday (Thursday),” Prosecutor Honey Delgado of the Office of the Prosecutor General told reporters. She […]
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