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The economy under Duterte

Jekki Pascual and Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 14 11:52 AM

Marcos inherits from Duterte an economy that is on the rebound but which also faces challenges of high debt levels, rising inflation, and a lingering pandemic. Read more »

Marcos vows 'changes' for nurses, fix for pandemic 'shortcomings'

Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 30 03:35 PM

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday vowed 'changes' in the situation of Filipino nurses and additional transparency in the COVID-19 response. Read more »

PAF to showcase modern aircraft on Independence Day

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Posted at Jun 08 10:37 PM

The Philippine Air Force will showcase some of its modern aircraft on Independence Day in what it says is also a form of asserting the nation's sovereignty. Read more »

Voting on May 9? Get booster jab first, Duterte says

Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 06:07 PM

President Duterte urged voters to get COVID-19 booster shots before casting their ballots on May 9. Read more »

Duterte says face masks to stay until his 'last day of office'

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Posted at Apr 12 12:59 AM

Filipinos will be required to wear face masks until the last day of the current administration as President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that he will not be lifting the face mask mandate until his term ends. Read more »

Duterte says another COVID-19 surge possible

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Posted at Apr 12 12:57 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday warned of another COVID-19 surge as he appealed to the public anew to get vaccinated. Read more »

Duterte seeks house-to-house inoculations to prevent vaccine wastage

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Posted at Apr 06 11:53 PM

President Duterte pushes for house-to-house vaccinations to prevent wastage of COVID jabs. Read more »

No Alert Level 0 until COVID cases dip to single digit: Duterte

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 09:45 PM

Government officials earlier floated the idea of an Alert Level 0, wherein COVID-19 will be treated as a flu and LGUs will have more power to manage the health crisis. Read more »

Duterte: Don't use the excess funds in Bayanihan 2 yet

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 22 05:17 PM

An undisclosed amount of appropriations in Bayanihan 2 had been returned to the Bureau of the Treasury, President Rodrigo Duterte said, as the government continued its "new normal" COVID policy. Read more »

'Good riddance': Duterte blasts anti-vaxxers who die of COVID-19

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Posted at Feb 07 10:57 PM

"'Pag namatay kayo at hindi kayo bakunado, sabihin ko sa'yo, good riddance. Gusto mo mamatay eh, eh 'di sige." Read more »

Duterte: Some Muslims in Mindanao refusing vaccination

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 02:33 AM

Duterte said there have been some Muslim Filipinos in Mindanao who refuse to get vaccinated. Read more »

Duterte to unvaxxed: Don’t expect help, even if you die

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Posted at Jan 05 02:00 AM

Duterte on Tuesday issued a stern warning against those who still refuse COVID-19 vaccination, as the country faced another surge in new cases. Read more »

2022 national budget pirmado na ni Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 30 04:56 PM

Ang higit P5 trilyong national budget para sa susunod na tao ang pinakamalaking budget sa kasaysayan ng Pilipinas. Read more »

Duterte to LGUs: Bar unvaxxed minors in public spaces

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Posted at Nov 16 12:25 AM

Duterte was reacting to a report that a 2-year-old child tested positive for COVID-19 after going to the mall. Read more »

Duterte: Employers can refuse to hire unvaccinated workers

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Posted at Nov 10 12:11 AM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his belief that there is nothing illegal about companies refusing to hire unvaccinated job applicants. Read more »

Duterte urges LGUs to ramp up daily vaccinations

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Posted at Oct 25 11:42 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte urged local governments to ramp up their daily vaccinations. Read more »

PH raises daily vaccination target to 1.5 million

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Posted at Oct 20 11:08 PM

The Philippines seeks a three-fold increase in its daily COVID-19 vaccination numbers. Read more »

Duterte nagpasalamat sa mga tumulong sa Pilipinas kontra COVID-19

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Posted at Oct 20 11:02 PM

Sa pagharap ng Pangulo sa bawat ambassador, nagpasalamat siya sa itinulong ng kani-kanilang bansa para sa pagtugon ng pamahalaan sa pandemya. Read more »

Martial law not needed in solving pandemic, other crises: Robredo

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Posted at Oct 14 10:25 PM

Robredo said the Philippines needs to declare an 'education crisis' due to its bad standing on literacy among countries. Read more »

Duterte 'never exposed' to COVID-stricken daughter: PSG

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Updated as of Oct 11 06:32 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte was never exposed to his daughter who caught COVID-19, the head of his security team said on Monday. Read more »