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Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:01:00 +0800
PNP: Recent spate of kidnappings, street crime not connected; situation still 'manageable'
"These incidents we can say are not really the work of a group of people, the suspects we caught and these cases each have their own personal motives," said in Filipino. 

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:55:00 +0800
'Win for press freedom': Bulatlat says website now accessible
Bulatlat said it welcomes the “apparent unblocking” of its website following the filing of a petition for indirect contempt against the NTC after the regulatory body allegedly continued to implement its memorandum to block access to the website o...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:21:00 +0800
DOH not recommending lockdown due to monkeypox cases
“The DOH does not recommend lockdown due to the confirmation of a fourth case of monkeypox residing in Iloilo,” the DOH said in a statement Thursday evening.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:44:00 +0800
DOTr wants Congress to give ‘Libreng Sakay’ more funds to operate in 2023
"We are appealing that the service contracting program be funded so that next year the Libreng Sakay program can continue...it was not included in the NEP," he said in mixed Filipino and English. 

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 10:24:00 +0800
Over 71K people affected by Florita — NDRRMC
In its latest report, NDRRMC said 17,510 families or 71,468 people have been affected by Florita in Ilocos region, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Calabarzon, and Metro Manila.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 09:14:00 +0800
Fact check: Media actually did report on issues of online abuse of children
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Erwin Tulfo claimed that the media did not report on the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children despite there being reports about it before and during the pandemic. This is false.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
House panel OKs BI modernization bill
A House panel has approved a proposal that seeks to reorganize and modernize the 82-year-old charter of the Bureau of Immigration.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Anti-child abuse law amendment pushed
Sen. Bong Go has refiled a measure to amend Republic Act 7610, or the Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation, and Discrimination Act, in a bid to enhance the country’s protective measures for children.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Palace: National ID printing on schedule
The government is optimistic that it can achieve its goal of printing 30.1 million national identification cards and generating 19.9 million digital IDs this year.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
CHR raises alarm over kidnap-slays
Recent abductions of women and young girls later turning up dead in the countryside are alarming the Commission on Human Rights even as the Philippine National Police points to numbers showing a decline in crime incidents.



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