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While no case has been reported in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant known as Nimbus or NB.1.8.1, which has reportedly been spreading in several parts of the world, including Asia. In a press briefing at Malacañang on Thursday, Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. wants to raise the train fare discount for those aged 60 years old and above from 20 percent to 50 percent, matching the discount rate given to students. In the latest podcast interview aired on Friday, President Marcos said other countries give fare discounts to senior citizens and students. “These…
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Saying the drug problem has not been eradicated, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ordered the Philippine National Police (PNP) to go after large-scale sources of illegal drugs and quickly destroy seized narcotics to prevent them from slipping back into the streets again. In his latest podcast interview, President Marcos acknowledged that the problem of illegal…
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While expressing deep sorrow over the fire, the principal of San Francisco High School in Quezon City expressed gratitude to President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. for his personal attention and support to the school’s immediate reconstruction. Wearing a hard hat, President Marcos on Wednesday personally inspected the SFHS in Misamis Street, Barangay Sto. Cristo, Bago…
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To ensure the safe repatriation of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Wednesday said the government has identified safe passageways for their return amid the escalating military showdown between Israel and Iran. President Marcos said Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac is on his way to Jordan to…
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On the 100th Day of the Illegal Detention of Former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte Today marks 100 days since my father, former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, was unjustly taken and held in detention in The Hague. As a son, the pain is immeasurable. As a Filipino, the injustice is unbearable. He is not a criminal.…
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House Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Committee Chair and Navotas Representative Toby Tiangco expressed optimism that the Konektadong Pinoy Act (KPA) will enhance internet accessibility and reduce internet costs in the country. “Hindi uunlad ang ating ekonomiya kung mabagal ang internet sa bansa. This law will not only make connectivity faster, but it will also…
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We received news on another supposed group of people who call themselves 1sambayanan, warning countries who will receive our former President Rody Duterte should his appeal for an interim release be approved. First of all, a citizen of this Republic had been kidnapped by his fellow Filipinos and never did we hear anything from this…
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The Department of Justice strongly condemns the fatal shooting of Mr. Mauricio ‘Morrie’ Pulhin, Chief of Technical Staff of the House Committee on Ways and Means, and we assure the public of a thorough investigation into this crime. Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla stated, “This Department has the full capability and unyielding resolve to…
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In line with President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to strengthen border protection and intensify the country’s anti-drug campaign, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) through BOC-Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA), in coordination with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) and the NAIA Inter-Agency Drug Interdiction Task Group (NAIA-IADITG), intercepted a significant quantity of methamphetamine hydrochloride,…
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