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Thu, 4 Aug 2022 16:28:00 +0800
Rights group: Refusal to re-join ICC 'further victimizes' drug war victims, kin
“This is part of the continued and ongoing state cover-up of crimes against humanity.”

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 16:05:00 +0800
Marcos visits Fidel V. Ramos' wake
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. paid his last respects to former president Fidel V. Ramos, one of the key personalities of the 1986 People Power Revolution that ousted his father.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 15:17:00 +0800
Fact check: Story on Pink Sisters, Cory doesn't mention nuns playing mahjong
A Facebook page claimed that Sister Christine Tan, who is said to have close ties with former President Cory Aquino, played mahjong. This is misleading.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 10:08:00 +0800
Child rights groups laud passage of law vs online abuse of kids
For Child Rights Network, the passage of Republic Act 11930 or the Anti-Online Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of Children (OSAEC) Law “marks the dawn of safer online spaces for children.”

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 09:54:00 +0800
DOTr chief: Libreng Sakay funds set aside up to December
Though free rides on the EDSA Carousel has been a financial crutch for commuters amid the fuel crisis, commuter groups have sounded the alarm on the long lines forcing commuters to wait hours just to get a free ride. 

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Go, Padilla back restoration of quake-hit heritage sites
Senators Bong Go and Robinhood Padilla on Monday filed a Senate resolution urging the government’s executive branch to immediately support the restoration of cultural heritage sites and national landmarks that were damaged by the 7.0-magnitude eart...

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
DepEd issues school building request guidelines
The process for submitting and processing requests related to the school building program of the Department of Education is now institutionalized.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Cayetano tests positive for COVID-19
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing an antigen test.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Consider PPP in financing projects, LGUs urged
President Marcos has urged local government units to consider public-private partnership as a mode of financing projects for their constituents.

Thu, 4 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
‘CHED fails to implement P1.96 billion campus project’
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Commission on Higher Education over its failure to implement P1.96 billion worth of projects under the Smart Campus Development Program , which aims to equip state universities and colleges with the necessar...



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