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Duterte asks police to ferry contact tracing teams without vehicles MANILA, Philippines --- President Rodrigo Duterte has asked police offices to help transport government personnel doing contact tracing of possible and confirmed COVID-19 cases.https://youtu.be/RYizAlbUEkE"This has to be financed by government," Duterte said in his briefing on Monday night. "Contact tracing means that people who are doing the actual tracing will have to travel the place where the person in question resides. We need vehicles," he said, speaking partly in Filipino. ...
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Group frowns on less strict Metro Manila GCQ as DOH marks highest virus surge MANILA, Philippines --- The Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (BMP) slammed on Monday the opinion of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana that Metro Manila could again be placed under a less restrictive general community quarantine (GCQ).The labor group pointed out that on the same day the Department of Health (DOH) had just recorded the country's single-highest surge in COVID-19 cases. ...
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The QC ostrich did not die in vain, we ate it Don’t be horrified, unless you’re vegetarian NO HARM, NO FOWL Adobong ostrich anyone? The ostrich is dead, long live the ostrich! When I heard that it was eaten, I was glad it didn’t go to waste. All that huffing and puffing on the streets of Mapayapa Village in Quezon City did not just end with a dead bird, a life wasted. We made something out of it—an adobo dish. Ostriches are farm animals. I learned that too late, in my early 20s, when I first ate the bird. ...
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More than 19.8M registered COVID-19 cases worldwide, death toll at 731,518 with at least 11,879,100 recoveries At least 19,884,260 cases have been registered in 196 countries and territories. Of these, at least 11,879,100 are now considered recovered while at least 731,518 people have died since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1100 GMT on Monday.
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Face shield prices double, supply shortage noted Prices of face shields have doubled with about five days left before government orders their mandatory use for all passengers in public transportation starting August 15.
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LGUs approve over 75% of telco tower application after Duterte hits sluggish process Local government units have scrambled to approve permits for cellular towers after President Rodrigo Duterte criticized their bureacratic process.
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Lawyers file 27th appeal vs. ‘terror’ act A group of lawyers and journalists have asked the Supreme Court to stop the Duterte administration from transforming the state into a “repressive machine” in the name of fighting terrorism through Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020.
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President Duterte: No mercy for corrupt PhilHealth officials, personnel President Rodrigo Duterte has vowed to bring down the full force of the law on corrupt officials and personnel of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
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Body of slain activist illegally retrieved by police from funeral home: lawyer MANILA - The remains of slain activist leader and peace consultant Randy Echanis were "illegally retrieved" by Quezon City police from a funeral home, his family's lawyer said Monday.
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Eagle Cement H1 income down 61% LISTED Eagle Cement Corp. saw its net profit plunge by 61 percent to P1.3 billion in the first half as net sales for the period dipped 44 percent to P5.9 billion. In a disclosure, the local cement manufacturer said it posted a net profit of P128 million in the second quarter alone, down from P1.7 […]
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Project to detect, treat animal diseases pushed THE Department of Agriculture (DA) has given support for a local project that aims to provide the agri-fishery sector with access to cutting-edge technologies that can accurately detect and effectively manage, control and contain emerging animal diseases. In a statement on Monday, the DA said Agriculture Secretary William Dar had signed a memorandum of agreement […]
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PH shares up on bargain hunting The local bourse opened the trading week in the green as bargain hunting pushed it 1.45-percent higher. The bellwether Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) climbed 1.45 percent, or 84.90 points, to its intraday high of 5,930.92, while wider All Shares gained 1.32 percent, or 45.84 points, to finish at 3,513.37. Philstocks Financial Inc. said in […]
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Nomura lowers PH growth forecast Japan-based investment bank Nomura on Monday cut anew its 2020 Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast as lower remittances and the surge in the unemployment rate will likely continue to exact its toll on the economy. In a report, Nomura said the Philippine economy is projected to contract by as much 6.6 percent this […]
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‘Walk the extra mile’ to provide ride for contact tracers, Duterte urges PNP President Duterte has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to provide transportation assistance to the government’s contact tracers in the battle against the coronavirus outbreak. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on August 10, 2020. ...
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Family enterprises amid the Covid-19 environment Among the vulnerable groups highly impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic include workers and professionals who lost their jobs. Records show that as of April 2020, the country experienced an unprecedented unemployment rate of 17.7 percent representing 7.3 million Filipinos who lost their jobs as they bore the brunt of economic disruptions brought […]
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The art and science of doing nothing MY DUTIFUL wife, whenever she’s in the mood, would ask me: “What do you like for lunch or dinner?” That’s as if we’ve so many choices. But even when we’re down to only two choices like – fried bangus (milkfish) or coal-roasted tilapia, eggplant, okra and tomatoes, my answer would simply be: “Thanks! I’m OK, […]
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Lack of business commitment THE logistics business has emerged as a critical industry during the coronavirus pandemic, one of a list of about 10 business sectors that, in order to prevent a complete economic and social collapse, must be kept operating at full capacity no matter what conditions the pandemic imposes on the country. In the past several months, […]
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Subic expressway capacity expansion done by end of 2020 PANGILINAN-LED NLEX Corp. said the capacity expansion of the Subic Freeport Expressway (SFEx), promising to provide smooth traffic flow to motorists, is now halfway done. In a statement on Monday, the company said the P1.6-billion project now has a completion rate of 50 percent and will be done by year end despite its construction activities […]
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Duterte threat seen to speed up network rollout of telcos Telco giants Globe Telecom and PLDT Inc. are seen to further boost their network expansion efforts following President Rodrigo Duterte’s shutdown threat. The international credit ratings agency said the current dominant players would be forced to up their game or face President Duterte’s ire. “The government’s push for significant network improvements — recently reiterated by […]
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Alliance Select first quarter NIBT up by 14 percent ALLIANCE Select Foods International Inc.’s (ASFII) net income before tax (NIBT) climbed by 14 percent to $121,021 in the first quarter from $106,544 in the same period last year. Its consolidated revenues for the period, meanwhile, declined by 19 percent to $15.9 million from $19.6 million year-on-year. In a regulatory filing, the listed seafood company […]
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Lebanon government resigns amid outrage over Beirut blast Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated the capital and stirred public outrage was the result of endemic corruption.
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Duterte vows crackdown vs. corrupt PhilHealth execs "Itong PhilHealth, sabi ko yayariin ko kayong lahat, maniwala kayo. Iyong mga inosente naman, wala kayong dapat i-ano, tahimik lang kayo at continue working,” Duterte said in a televised briefing from Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City.
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Lalawigan ng Quirino, nakapagtala na ng unang kaso ng COVID-19 Nakapagtala na ng unang kaso ng coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) sa lalawigan ng Quirino.
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Duterte dispels cancer concerns over telco towers; processing period down to 16 days President Duterte has dispelled concerns the telecommunication towers may cause cancer problems to the public as the government cut the processing period for telco firm applications to only 16 days from a high of 241 days. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to the people after holding a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members at the Presidential Guest House in Panacan, Davao City on August 10, 2020. ...

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