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Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:23:00 +0800
Months after VFA restoration, Philippines agrees to hold over 300 military activities with US
A few months after President Rodrigo Duterte decided to fully restore the Visiting Forces Agreement between the Philippines and the United States, the two countries agreed to hold over 300 activities for the next year.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:20:00 +0800
Cusi-led PDP-Laban says substitution no mockery of elections
Political parties have until November 15 to substitute candidates for the 2022 elections.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:13:00 +0800
Local shares rally on easing of Metro Manila lockdown
Investors cheered after the government announced that Metro Manila will shift to looser movement restrictions this week.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:07:00 +0800
General Santos inmates enter finals of FIDE's online chess tourney for prisoners
Chess can be a way for prisoners to have a second chance in life.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:02:00 +0800
Fact check: Who established IRRI?
A newly released vlog and a 2015 column on BusinessMirror claim it was under the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was established.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:51:00 +0800
Philippine Air Force gets drones worth P20 million from US
The Air Force received the drones worth P20 million ($4 million) during a ceremony at the Clark Air Base in Pampanga on Wednesday.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:42:00 +0800
Lacson in favor of banning candidate substitution due to withdrawal
"I don’t think it's fair and...rational, if I may say, to file with no intention to really go through with the campaign and the election proper."

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:34:00 +0800
'Ipaglaban Mo' host Jopet Sison takes Noli de Castro's slot on Aksyon Demokratiko slate
Aksyon Demokratiko is fielding TV personality Jopet Sison, a former member of the administration PDP-Laban party, in the senatorial elections to replace news anchor Noli de Castro, who has changed his plans.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:30:00 +0800
Dwight Ramos joins Japan B. League team in practice after quarantine
Dwight Ramos has joined Toyama’s training camp after clearing his mandatory quarantine, paving the way for his anticipated Japan B. League debut against compatriot Ray Parks Jr. of Nagoya this weekend.

Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:09:00 +0800
Metro Manila now under 'moderate risk' from COVID-19 — OCTA
OCTA's monitoring came as the capital region shifts to Alert Level 3 of the pilot granular lockdown on October 16. 



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