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DoJ, dismissed complaint vs Sen. Pimentel for violating quarantine protocols
The Department of Justice (DoJ) dismissed the criminal complaint against Senator Aquilino Pimentel III for allegedly violating quarantine protocols after going to a hospital and later tested positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Based on the decision of DoJ prosecutors, after a lengthy preliminary investigation, the complaint was dismissed for lack of probable cause. That…
KathNiel, Regine, Sarah, Ogie, Gary, FPJ will also be seen on TV5
Starting Sunday (Jan. 24), you will be able to watch ABS-CBN’s lavish shows on TV5. The longest running Sunday noontime variety show of the Philippines “ASAP Natin‘ To, ”and“ FPJ: Da King ”starting at 12 noon will also be aired on TV5. Since it first aired in 1995, “ASAP Natin ‘To” has featured the best…
Isabela, recorded 14 new COVID-19 positive
CAUAYAN CITY- 14 new cases of COVID 19 were recorded in Isabela. As a result, the number of active cases of COVID 19 in the Province has risen to 421 while 70 new recoveries have been recorded. Santiago City leads with the most positive cases with 17 confirmed cases. The towns of Tumauini and Cabatuan…
Biden, formally sworn in as 46th US president; Harris as 49th VP
Joe Biden was officially sworn in as the 46th president of the United States. At the age of 78, Biden was the oldest incumbent president of America. The second president of the United States to be a Catholic, after John F. Kennedy. Meanwhile, Kamala Harris has also been sworn in as the 49th vice president…
Main events at the inauguration of US President-elect Joe Biden
President-elect Joe Biden will be sworn in tomorrow at 12:00 noon (1AM time in the Philippines) as the 46th president of the United States. This will be followed by tradition and ceremony in conjunction with the ongoing threat of coronavirus pandemic and tight security due to the January 6 Capitol Hill attack. Biden and his…
Trump thanked everyone after being given the opportunity to serve 4 years
US President Donald Trump thanked his people after giving them the opportunity to serve for four years. In his farewell speech, he went through the details of those in his office from his relatives, those in the White House and others. Trump boasted that under his leadership, the country had become more prosperous around the…
Statement of Vice President Leni Robredo on the termination of the 1989 UP-DND Accord
The UP-DND Accord was forged more than three decades ago: a safeguard established in the aftermath of a warrantless arrest of a staff member of the Philippine Collegian, the UP student paper, in front of Vinzons’ Hall, the student center, by operatives of the military. This was in 1989, when the atrocities inflicted by the…
DND, the agreement with UP that prohibits the PNP and AFP from their campuses has been cut
The Department of National Defense (DND) has cut a 31-year agreement with the University of the Philippines (UP) to ban the entry of police and army into campuses when there is no coordination with university officials. DND letter to UP In a letter from DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to UP President Danilo Concepcion, he…
How to restore public confidence in the vaccine ?: ‘Let’s vaccinate our President Duterte first’ – Robredo
MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo believes that the injection of COVID-19 vaccine by President Rodrigo Duterte will help restore Filipinos’ confidence in the vaccine. “Lalo pa, Ka Ely, kasi ang surveys pinapakita na sobrang popular ni Pangulo, ‘di ba? Sobrang popular ni Pangulo, so makakatulong sana to boost iyong confidence ng ating mga kababayan…
PH COVID-19 cases reached 500,000; new cases at 1,895
MANILA – The total number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines has exceeded 500,000, according to the latest data from the Department of Health (DOH). This Sunday, January 17, the agency reported 1,895 new victims of the disease. That is why the total number of cases dropped to 500,577. “5 labs were not able to…