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BREAKING NEWS: Former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim has passed away at the age of 90
Former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim has passed away. According to reports, he passed away on Saturday at the age of 90. He was confined to a hospital after contracting coronavirus disease. He won the Manila mayor from 1992 to 1998 and re-elected from 2007 to 2013. He was also a former chief of the National…
2 Philhealth officials will not be able to attend the hearing
The two Philhealth officials today wrote to Senate President Vicente Tito Sotto III to inform them that they could not attend the hearing on corruption in the agency. PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales’ camp sent a copy of the medical certificate to the Senate Committee of the Whole. Based on the official’s medical certificate, he said…
Bicol’s largest hospital, possibly reaching ‘critical level
LEGAZPI CITY – The Albay Provincial Health Office (PHO) fears that COVID-19 patients will have no place to stay if the disease continues to swell in the Bicol Region. This is after the Department of Health (DoH) -Bicol recorded a series of high number of disease victims in the region. In an interview with Albay…
VIRAL: Child drifting in rushing water, rescued
MAKILALA, Cotabato – Two children who were swept away by a strong current in Barangay Kisante in the said town were rescued, Thursday afternoon. In the video taken by Leo Mart Gallardo Balicog of Barangay New Bulatukan, some residents can be seen running while others can be heard shouting while looking for the child. According…
KC to fellow women with ‘curvy shape:’ Love your body
Maria Kristina Cassandra or “KC” Concepcion allegedly learned to accept her lack of a typical “Asian, stick-thin body.” This is the statement of the 35-year-old Megastar daughter at the same time as being active again in the online world. She lost it in the limelight for three years where she allegedly suffered self-deprecation due to…
Robin Padilla, advised government critics
Actor Robin Padilla is trending on social media because of his statement against those who criticize the government during the coronavirus pandemic. View this post on Instagram Napakarami pa rin sa ating mga kababayan ang hindi pa rin natatanggap ang katotohanan na ang Inangbayan Pilipinas ay nasa Gitna ng Digmaan Pandaigdig laban sa covid 19…
West Philippines Sea issue, featured in ‘telephone talks’ by Locsin, Pompeo
Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr. and US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo where the hot issue of the West Philippines Sea issue was discussed. It is here that the two countries allegedly strengthened their strong alliance amid Beijing’s strengthened military presence in the disputed islands. When Pompeo called Sec. Locsin, the two discussed recent…
Duterte ordered the DOJ to form a Special Panel to investigate PhilHealth anomalies – Palace
President Rodrigo Duterte has now ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) as the government’s principal law agency to form a panel to conduct an investigation into allegations of corruption and anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Based on President Duterte’s Memorandum, the panel will include conducting a lifestyle check on PhilHealth officials and…
Ilagan City mayor COVID-19 positive, whole city is now on ECQ
MANILA, Philippines (Updated, 6:41 p.m.) – Ilagan City in Isabela was set in the strictest lockdown in the Philippines on Thursday, due to the ongoing pandemic. Due to the large number of coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) patients there, even Ilagan City Mayor Josemarie Diaz has tested positive. “Marami sa bilang na ito ay mula sa mga…
‘Philhealth’s SVP, resigns to be with his family’ – Philhealth president
Philhealth President and Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Morales said he respects the resignation of a Philhealth official today. Morales confirmed the irrevocable resignation of Senior Vice President (SVP) for Operations and retired Brig. General Augustus de Villa dated August 6, 2020. He said that De Villa wanted to spend more time with his family so…