National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana notified University of the Philippines (UP) President Danilo Concepcion, in a letter dated January 15, regarding the termination of 1989 DND-UP Agreement prohibiting the military and police from entering premises of any UP campus or its regional units without prior notice to the UP administration. Secretary Lorenzana noted that a […]
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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 Department of Transportation (DOTr) has said that the LRT- 1 Cavite Extension Project is now more than halfway to completion at over all progress rate of 50.61% as of 31 December 2020. “The recent construction activities of this highly anticipated project features the bored piling, pier/portal column works, and the MIA station foundation works, […]
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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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Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) commandant Major General Ariel Caculitan visited the Marine Battalion Landing Team 3 (MBLT3) in its headquarters at Barangay Minara, Roxas, Palawan on January 17. The PMC commandant is on official visit for command visit and talk to men. “Our very own Commandant Philippine Marine Corps stressed on Four Capability Priorities of […]
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Senate Minority Floor Leader Senator Franklin Drilon said during an interview January 18 that the objective of party-list system based on the Constitution has been lost. Senator Drilon also said that change can be made by amending the party-list system law. “I concur with the view of Senate President Sotto that we can amend the implementing law of the […]
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The Australian government has selected the AH-64E Apache Guardian for Australian Army’s armed reconnaissance helicopter (ARH) requirement. The Apache Guardian is expected to replace Australian Army’s ARH starting 2025. “This new ARH capability will strengthen Australia’s armed reconnaissance force to better shape our strategic environment and deter actions against our national interest,” Minister for Defence, Senator […]
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The Royal Australian Navy’s new auxiliary oiler replenishment (AOR) ship NUSHIP Supply has arrived at its homeport in Garden Island, Sydney, Australia’s Department of Defence said January 15. The future new HMAS Supply was accepted by the Australian Department of Defence on January 8. She is set to be commissioned before 2021 ends. She is the […]
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