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President Duterte orders DoJ to form a mega-task force against corruption
President Rodrigo Duterte has asked the Department of Justice to form a mega-task force to address, once and for all, the rampant corruption still going on in many government departments and agencies. “Alam ko,
Read More »PhilHealth releases another P100 million to Philippine Red Cross
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said that it paid Philippine Red Cross (PRC) another P100 million for COVID-19 tests conducted by the humanitarian organization. PhilHealth releases another P100,003,015 to Philippine Red Cross today,”
Read More »Catanduanes province declares “state of calamity”
Considered as the strongest typhoon in the world, typhoon Rolly left more than P11 billion pesos destruction in infrastructure and agriculture, leading to the declaration of some provinces in the state of Calamity. Catanduanes
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Red Cross stops Covid-19 testing leading to more 4,000 OFWs stranded in Manila
At the height of the increasing number of COVID-19 in the Philippines, the Philippine National Red Cross has stopped testing the new arrivals of OFWs due to the non-payment of its services by the
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House of Representatives passes the 2021 National Budget at Special Session
The House of the Representative had passed the 2021 National Budget after a short debate at the Special Session requested by President Duterte. The 2021 National Budget had suffered some delays when then House
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OFWs warned against illegal recruiters amid pandemic
MANILA – Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia on Wednesday warned the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) against illegal recruiters particularly those engaged in third country recruitment. Olalia said unscrupulous individuals or groups
Read More »President Duterte expresses frustration over 2021 national budget postponement
President Duterte expressed his frustration after the proposed National 2021 budget sidelined when the House of Representative suspended its session until November 16. House Speaker Allan Cayetano moved to suspend the current session after
Read More »Investigations on PhilHealth alleged corruptions intensified
The Department of Justice Menardo Guevara indicated lately that no one will be spared in their investigation of the alleged corruptions at Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Guevarra emphasized that even a member of President
Read More »Duterte approves filing charges against former chief Ricardo Morales and other officials of Philhealth for alleged corruptions
Six high ranking officials led by the former PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales are facing criminal and administrative charges as recommended by the PhilHealth Task Force to President Duterte. Included among those who will be
Read More »DOT Secretary Tugade suspends .75meter physical distancing reduction in public vehicles
At the height of confusion on the reduction of physical distancing in public vehicles, Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has suspended the intended .75- meter distance effective immediately. Controversy erupted when Tugade and
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