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Fri, 8 Jan 2021 16:31:00 +0800Classes in Manila, work in city government suspended for Traslacion 2021
Moreno said that the class suspension “will not only give the parents and students the time to participate in the religious activities that day but will also give them full access to the use of internet/gadgets and follow the activities at home and...
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 15:40:00 +0800BARMM allocates P500 million for COVID-19 vaccine procurement
The Bangsamoro government is allocating P500 million for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for constituents once available, a senior regional official said.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 14:42:00 +0800Group calls for release of Amanda Echanis, baby as COVID-19 hits Cagayan jail
Lim said they hope that the government will not use a "release the child" argument, "since separating a breastfed infant from his mother is not an option and in fact is harmful and inhumane."
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800Baguio, Benguet towns impose border control anew
The mayors of Baguio City, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay in Benguet agreed yesterday to impose border restrictions again from Jan. 10 to 24 to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800Former Mindoro lawmaker Umali, 63
Former Oriental Mindoro congressman Reynaldo Umali, who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 last month, died of cardiac arrest yesterday. He was 63.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +080097th Malasakit Center opens in Jolo
In pursuit of President Duterte’s vision of providing provinces better access to government services, particularly in terms of health care, Sen. Bong Go virtually attended the launching of the country’s 97th Malasakit Center at the Sulu Provincia...
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800Talisay under state of calamity
Talisay City in Negros Occidental has been placed under a state of calamity due to flooding on Jan. 1.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800P8.5 million shabu seized in Maguindanao stings
Anti-narcotics agents seized P8.5 million worth of shabu from three suspected drug dealers in Maguindanao on Wednesday.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800Coordinate with COVID-19 task force, LGUs told
Local government units should coordinate with the national government before procuring vaccines against coronavirus disease-2019 for their constituents, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año.
Fri, 8 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800MVP Group donates rescue equipment to AFP
The Armed Forces of the Philippines yesterday received disaster rescue equipment, including a P25-million helicopter, trucks and boats from the MVP Group of companies.