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PBA creates working group for 3x3 tournament The PBA still intends to hold a 3x3 tournament, even though all league activities have been on hold since March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
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Duterte's dilemma: After Russian vaccine, can I get COVID-19 shots from other countries? President Rodrigo Duterte is facing a "dilemma" on coronavirus vaccine clinical trials Malacañang said Tuesday after the chief executive volunteered to be immunized with Russia's developed drug.
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DepEd says funds given for printing of learning modules The Department of Education said Tuesday it has released funds to its regional offices for the printing of self-learning modules that would be used in the coming school year.
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Zubiri details how PhilHealth losing millions due to fraud A doctor was allegedly asked to cough up P7.3 million in grease money while certain hospitals fielded ghost patients and padded claims, squeezing millions of pesos out of PhilHealth, Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri said Tuesday.
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Philippines unlikely to keep lockdown despite surging infections The government has run out of resources for aid to poor families, and has to allow people to go back to work, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday. Image via Reuters. The Philippines will unlikely keep its capital and nearby areas under strict lockdown despite coronavirus infections rising by another daily record to over 136,000. The government has run out of resources for aid to poor families, and has to allow people to go back to work, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said Tuesday. ...
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PHOTO: Heart Evangelista Reads Kevin Kwan’s Latest Book Heart Evangelista Shows Support For Friend Kevin Kwan HEART EVANGELISTA – Pinay celebrity fashion icon Heart Evangelista showed support for her friend Kevin Kwan by showing off her own copy of his latest book. Kevin Kwan is the author of the hilarious and heartwarming best-selling novel “Crazy Rich Asian.” The book has been translated into […] The post PHOTO: Heart Evangelista Reads Kevin Kwan’s Latest Book appeared first on Philippine News.
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Echanis family lawyer demands that funeral parlor release his body The legal counsel of slain National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) peace consultant Randy Echanis on Tuesday (Aug. 11) appealed to a funeral parlor to let them claim the latter’s body after it was taken and brought by police there. (Photo courtesy of Anakpawis) Lawyer Luz Perez, the legal counsel for Echanis’ family, wrote Pink Petals Memorial Homes in La Loma, Quezon City a letter to “demand to release” his body to his family. ...
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Lacson questions Philhealth’s grant of funds to hospitals for COVID-19 reimbursement claims Senator Panfilo M. Lacson questioned on Tuesday the decision of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to adopt an Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) with a value of billions of pesos for hospitals still to be hit by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in January. Senator Panfilo M. ...
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DOT backs tourism stakeholders call for direct funding support in Bayanihan 2 The Department of Tourism (DOT), along with other tourism stakeholders, are calling on lawmakers to reconsider the amendments made in the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or the Bayanihan 2 measure to directly fund critically impacted tourism businesses rather than simply allocating the bulk of funds for tourism infrastructure projects. ...
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Former Comelec chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. dies at 80 MANILA, Philippines --- Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr. has passed away on Tuesday. He was 80.The former poll chair's passing was confirmed by Comelec spokesman James Jimenez in a message to reporters."This is to confirm the passing of former Chairperson Sixto S. Brillantes Jr., today at a little past 11 AM," Jimenez said. ...
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Johor Sultan tells restaurants to stop serving exotic meat JOHOR BARU --- Action must be taken against all restaurants serving exotic meat dishes, Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar said on Monday (Aug 10).The titular head of Malaysia's southern state issued a warning to all restaurants to immediately cease selling wild game as exotic delicacies."You will face the full brunt of the law if you are caught, " he warned in a statement posted on his official Facebook page. ...
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Pangilinan to NBI, PNP: Probe Echanis’ death, return his remains to family MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan urged the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a "fair and impartial probe" on the death of National Democratic Front of the Philippines peace consultant Randall "Randy" Echanis.The senator also called on the Philippine National Police (PNP) to release Echanis' remains that were "forcibly" taken by police from his family's choice of funeral home. ...
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Davao City hospital got lion’s share of reimbursement for COVID-19 patients — PhilHealth MANILA, Philippines---The Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City has received the highest amount of compensation under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) for COVID-19 patients, receiving a hefty P326 million.PhilHealth's corporate legal counsel Atty. Roberto Labe Jr. bared these figures during the Senate hearing on alleged irregularities in PhilHealth on Tuesday. ...
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Kuzma hits game-winning 3, lifts Lakers over Nuggets LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida --- Kyle Kuzma hit a 3-pointer with .4 seconds left and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 124-121 Monday night to snap a three-game losing streak.LeBron James threw an inbounds pass to Anthony Davis, who flipped it to Kuzma on the right wing for the game-winner as the clock ran down.The Lakers, outplayed down the stretch by Denver's bench, got 29 points and 12 assists from James, who hit two 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. ...
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PH remake of ‘Descendants of the Sun’ wins at Seoul Int’l Drama Awards The Philippine remake of the Korean drama series "Descendants of the Sun" has been recognized as the Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year at the Seoul International Drama Awards.GMA shared the achievement on Instagram yesterday, Aug. 10, alongside a poster of its stars Dingdong Dantes, Jennylyn Mercado, Jasmine Curtis-Smith and Rocco Nacino.https://www.instagram.com/p/CDtFkkLpnQL/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_linkDantes later spoke about the win on his own page and thanked the show's crew as well. ...
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2 LTO enforcers nabbed for ‘extortion’ in Tuguegarao City TUGUEGARAO CITY ---- Two traffic law enforcers of the Land Transportation Office (LTO)-Cagayan Valley Region were arrested for alleged extortion in this city on Monday, police said.Police Brig. Gen. Crizaldo Nieves, Cagayan Valley regional police director, identified the suspects as Chito Apattad, 45, of Camasi, Peablanca, Cagayan, and Darwin Isidro Pauig, 41, of Alibagu, Enrile, Cagayan. ...
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‘Delicadeza’ pushed exec to quit amid ‘sad spectacle of alleged anomalies’ in PhilHealth MANILA, Philippines --- Resigned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Senior Vice President for Operations Augustus de Villa disclosed to the Senate that he decided to step down from his post out of "delicadeza" amid the "sad spectacle" of alleged anomalies in the agency."Ang huli at ikatlong dahilan ng aking pagbibitiw ay sa kadahilanan ng delicadeza po. ...
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Taiwan FM says China trying to turn island into ‘next Hong Kong’ TAIPEI --- China is trying to turn democratic Taiwan into another Hong Kong, the island's foreign minister warned Tuesday as he met with a senior US official making a historic diplomatic trip.A crackdown on dissent in Hong Kong has gathered pace since China imposed a sweeping security law on the financial hub in June, with opposition politicians disqualified and activists arrested. ...
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Roque cries foul over ‘fake news’ quoting him, vows to file charges MANILA, Philippines --- Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday cried foul over the spread in social media of a fake statement being attributed to him, adding that he would file charges against the perpetrators.According to the post circulating on social media, Roque was quoted as saying: "COVID lang 'yan, kunti lang namamatay, kahit umabot pa ng 10 million and infected sa Pinas, walang mawawala sa atin, siguro 10 thousand lang ang patay. ...
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Ex-PhilHealth officer: Regional Office II wrongly credited P9M to Bataan rural bank MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Regional Office II has wrongly credited some P9.705 million to a rural bank in Central Luzon, its former anti-fraud legal officer said Tuesday.Atty. Thorrsson Montes Keith said personnel of the PhilHealth Regional Office II claimed they had "inadvertently" credited the amount to Balanga Rural Bank in Bataan."Region 2 personnel credited P9. ...
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Over 100 workers of LRT-1 to lose jobs MANILA, Philippines --- More than 100 employees of the Light Rail Transit-1 (LRT-1) will lose their jobs as the train line's ridership declined amid the coronavirus lockdown in Metro Manila.This was affirmed Tuesday by the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), and its spokesman, Jackie Gorospe, told reporters that the number of employees that would be retrenched represents 20 percent of the company's total workforce. ...
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3-year-old senior citizen, 50K centenarians? Tolentino flags ‘overbloated’ PhilHealth database MANILA, Philippines --- A 3-year-old senior citizen? Fifty thousand centenarians?Senator Francis Tolentino on Tuesday flagged what he claimed to be an "overbloated" database of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), noting that a three-year-old member was tagged as a senior citizen in its records, while there were thousands of centenarians listed as members. ...
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Mike Tyson-Roy Jones Jr. exhibition rescheduled Former world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson's exhibition bout against Roy Jones Jr. has been pushed back to Nov. 28 from Sept. 12, The Ring magazine has said.The eight-round fight, which will be part of a three-hour pay per view event shown on virtual social media and music platform Triller, had been moved because Tyson's camp felt they could maximize revenue by rescheduling, the report added.Tyson teased fans about a possible return in May when the 54-year-old posted videos of himself training. ...
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Thailand: Over $32,000 worth of jewelry robbed at gunpoint from shop in less than a minute BANGKOK --- Police have launched a hunt for an armed man who robbed gold ornaments worth over Bt1 million ($32,000) from a shop in Big C Department Store in Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand. Thatako Police Station was alerted to the crime on Monday (August 10) evening at Yaowarat Bangkok Gold Shop located within Big C in Thatako district. ...

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