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Wed, 20 Jan 2021 14:50:00 +0800
Foreign donors donate P30 million worth of COVID-19 equipment to BARMM
The United Kingdom, the International Office on Migration and the German Cooperation donated three ambulances, a speedboat for sea rescue missions, three refrigerated pick-up trucks for transporting COVID-19 vaccines to far-flung areas, solar power g...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Soldiers seize Sayyaf boat, firearms in Sulu
Army soldiers foiled what was believed to be a plan of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group to launch kidnapping activities, after they seized a boat and firearms in Indanan, Sulu on Monday, security officials said.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Blackouts hit Mindanao provinces
Power outages hit areas in northwestern Mindanao after unidentified men sabotaged the power lines of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines yesterday.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
BARMM flagged over P2 billion unfinished housing projects
The Commission on Audit has called on the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao to fast-track the implementation of the P2.34-billion shelter projects that were undertaken during the former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Negros bans hogs, pork products from Leyte, Samar
Live pigs and pork-related food items from Eastern Visayas will not be allowed to enter Negros Occidental to prevent the spread of African swine fever or ASF.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
House passes media workers’ welfare bill
The House of Representatives has passed a bill seeking to provide better benefits for media workers.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Valenzuela opens dialysis center for COVID-19 patients
The Valenzuela City government yesterday opened a dialysis center exclusively for COVID-19 patients.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
2 EPD cops axed for drug use
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Debold Sinas yesterday sacked from their posts two police officers from the Eastern Police District who tested positive for drug use.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 no reason to fire household workers - OSHC
Contracting COVID-19 does not constitute grounds to terminate household service workers or “kasambahay,” according to the Occupational Safety and Health Center.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
BI: Fugitive foreigners’ arrests dropped by 87% in 2020
The number of foreign fugitives arrested in the country decreased by 87 percent last year compared to 2019 amid the ongoing pandemic, the Bureau of Immigration reported yesterday.



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