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BREAKING: COVID-19 cases in the Philippines have hit more than 100,000
The total number of confirmed victims of COVID-19 has hit more than 100,000 in the country, according to the Department of Health (DOH). The agency set a new record of 5,032 new confirmed cases, raising the total to 103,185. Of the aforementioned number of new cases, 2,114 were from fresh cases or confirmed cases whose…
Metro Manila and some neighboring areas return to MECQ starting August 4 – Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte reinstated Metro Manila, Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal from the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from August 4 to August 18. This follows the recommendation of the Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after a group of medical workers spoke to him. The president made the announcement after he convened several…
#GawingPatabaSaLupaSiCynthia trend on twitter worldwide, Villar, shift to statement vs health workers: Gov’t leaders should work hard
Sen. Cynthia Villar clarified that government leaders should work hard to resolve the impact of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) pandemic on the country’s economy as well as the health sector. Villar did this after being criticized on social media following his contempt for the medical community’s call for the return of the entire Metro…
Hear the Appeal of health workers – Lacson
Yesterday, Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson insisted that the government should heed the appeal of health care workers to put Metro Manila in enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) for the next two weeks. According to Lacson, there is a basis and Malacañang should take the appeal seriously because life should be given more consideration. “The request of…
‘Time out’ demanded by frontliners, supported by DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) has ensured that it supports whatever is best for medical frontliners who are constantly helping the country to stop the spread of COVID-19. This is after nurses and doctors slapped the national government to subject Mega Manila to a two-week enhanced community quarantine as new recorded cases of the deadly…
Doctors’ advice to return M. Manila to ECQ, Sen. Cynthia Villar did not agree with them
Sen. Cynthia Villar did not agree from the request of some doctors to return Metro Manila to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) due to the number of COVID-19 cases. According to Villar, the lockdown should not be reversed throughout the region as it will surely hit the economy slowly. “It is not certain, they will improve…
BuCor to build 28-hectare CIW facility in NBP compound – Dir. Bantag
Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) Director Gerald Bantag has decided to evict the informal settlers inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) for the Correctional Institure for Women (CIW) building. According to Bantag, the CIW in Mandaluyong is said to be the building of the Department for Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) so they plan to build…
‘Digitax’ proposal will make it even harder for Filipinos: Makabayan bloc
MANILA – Some lawmakers in the House have complained to a committee there about a proposed tax on digital transactions. According to the members of the Makabayan bloc, it will only be a burden to the people if it progresses and becomes full law. “Regressive, anti-people, isang lazy na paraan para magbuwis sa mga mamamayan,”said…
BSP releases new currency design
The Central Bank of the Philippines (BSP) has officially launched the improved “new generation currency banknotes”. According to BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno, the new currencies have more features against counterfeiting. He added that the new money is also for the benefit of the elderly and visually impaired. The design improved P50, P100, P200, P500 and…
Sabah owned by the Philippines – Roque
Malacañang asserted that the island of Sabah, which was occupied by Malaysia, belonged to the Philippines. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that based on Philippine history, Sabah was given by the king of Borneo, now Brunei, to the Sultanate of Sulu. But since it has long been under Malaysian rule, the government recognizes that there…