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Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:24:00 +0800
Philippines detects over 800 new cases of Omicron BA.5
The Department of Health reported Wednesday the detection of 816 additional cases of the fast-spreading Omicron BA.5 subvariant in nearly all regions in the Philippines.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:01:00 +0800
LTFRB urged: Expedite return of pre-pandemic routes to avoid student commuter crisis
"While there are buses deployed, they run only in main thoroughfares and do not service the secondary roads where residences are usually situated," Poe said. "We have had enough of scenes of dehumanizing conditions of commuters when they have to bea...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:30:00 +0800
Fact check: Photo of Korean 'commuters' in line actually queue for visas
A Facebook post compared the situation of commuters in three countries, including the Philippines, amid strong calls for better transportation in Metro Manila. This is false.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:10:00 +0800
Fact check: 'Bossing' Vic Sotto of ‘Eat Bulaga’ fame, still alive at 68
Vic Sotto, who rose to fame through the noontime television show “Eat Bulaga” and eventually starred in several blockbuster comedy films that were Metro Manila Film Festival staples, is still alive. He is 68 as of this writing.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:03:00 +0800
NAMFREL urges Congress to hold barangay and SK polls as scheduled
The statement comes after multiple lawmakers have filed bills in both the House of Representatives and the Senate seeking to postpone yet again the conduct of the BSKE, which was originally scheduled for May 2020.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 10:13:00 +0800
Marcos pushes for limited blended learning for coming school year
“All we have to do [is] identify the areas of blended learning so that we can focus. Prepare the devices and things they need that were not supplied to children during the pandemic,” Marcos said in mixed Filipino and English.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:49:00 +0800
Philippines keeps Tier 1 status, but efforts to address trafficking lacking — US report
The Philippines kept its Tier 1 ranking in the 2022 Trafficking in Persons Report released by the US State Department.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Philippines sees progress in SDGs – Manalo
The Philippines has sustained progress on most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but reversal effects were experienced in Goal 4 or quality education, with a two percent increase on the average dropout rate among elementary and high school...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
DOE to closely monitor US Fed meeting
The Department of Energy is keeping a close watch on the US Federal Reserve’s meeting next week for a possible interest rate increase, as it would likely dictate the movement of oil prices in the coming weeks.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
‘Inventory of government staff, posts needed before rightsizing’
A rigorous inventory of the staff and positions in the government must be undertaken before implementing the rightsizing of the bureaucracy, according to Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo.



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