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Justice dept's opinion on ABS-CBN franchise extension out next week

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Posted at Feb 20 12:47 PM

Justice Secretary Menardo Gueverra said Thursday his agency will release next week an opinion on whether regulators should extend the franchise of ABS-CBN Corp. if lawmakers fail to pass a law for it before the expiration of the company's current franchise.   Read more »

2 bata patay sa pagsabog ng granada sa Dipolog

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Posted at Feb 20 11:18 AM

Patay ang 2 bata matapos masabugan ng rifle grenade sa Dipolog City, Zamboanga del Norte ngayong Huwebes.   Read more »

Water supply cut stays to avoid another summer outage: regulator

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Posted at Feb 20 11:15 AM

The water allocation for Metro Manila will stay lower than normal to avoid a repeat of last summer's supply shortage that brought misery to more than a million households, regulators said Thursday.    Read more »

Gov't bans tricycles from national roads

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Updated as of Feb 20 12:00 PM

MANILA - The government has banned tricycles from traversing national highways in a bid to clear roads and ensure safety of the public. Read more »

Videos of prisons exec's slay all 'defective' - police

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Posted at Feb 20 09:44 AM

The killing of a former prison official who testified on an alleged "good conduct pass for sale" scheme was captured on "defective" surveillance videos that failed to yield leads on the gunmen, police said Thursday. Read more »

Filipinos from Japan virus ship to face new quarantine in Philippines

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Updated as of Feb 20 08:04 AM

MANILA — Hundreds of Filipinos who disembarked from a coronavirus-stricken cruise ship in Japan will be quarantined for another 2 weeks after they are repatriated to the Philippines, the health department said Thursday. Read more »

Bato agrees abrogating troop pact with US: Salbahe 'yong mga tao na 'yon

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Updated as of Feb 19 09:12 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa expressed no qualms Wednesday over the Philippines' termination of its Visiting Forces Agreement with its longtime ally the United States, saying Washinton has been "disrespecting" and "intruding" Manila's sovereignty. Read more »

Bato defends loyalty to Duterte: 'He represents the Filipino people'

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Updated as of Feb 19 08:30 PM

 There is nothing wrong with being loyal to President Rodrigo Duterte who is duly-elected to lead the country, said Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a day after drawing flak for flaunting his biases.  Read more »

Bato says to push for ABS-CBN franchise renewal if alleged violations untrue

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Updated as of Feb 19 07:52 PM

Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa said he will be the one to push for the renewal of the franchise of ABS-CBN Corporation once it has been established that the company did not violate any laws.   Read more »

Airlines to clarify quarantine rules for Hong Kong, Macau flights: rep

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Posted at Feb 19 03:23 PM

Airlines on Wednesday will clarify with authorities the quarantine rules for crew members on flights to Hong Kong and Macau, where the Philippines relaxed a travel ban aimed at curving the spread of the novel coronavirus, a sector representative said Wednesday.    Read more »

ALAMIN: Ano ang slipped disc at mga sanhi nito

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Posted at Feb 19 02:48 PM

Puwede raw kumalat sa ibang bahagi ng katawan ang sakit na nararamdaman sa likod. Read more »

ALAMIN: Kailan nagkakaroon ng basehan ang 'profiling' ng pulisya

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Posted at Feb 19 01:39 PM

Dapat din aniya'y may kasamang abogado ang isang taong isasailalim sa profiling.  Read more »

Gov't checking info Filipina in Hong Kong has COVID-19

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Updated as of Feb 19 08:44 AM

The government is checking reports that a Filipina supposedly tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Hong Kong, an official said Wednesday after authorities lifted a travel ban on the Chinese territory. Read more »

Gag order acceptable practice to prevent outside influence: law dean

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Posted at Feb 18 05:11 PM

A law dean on Tuesday said the move of the Solicitor General to file a gag order against ABS-CBN Corp. is nothing out of the ordinary and consistent with the sub judice rule. Read more »

ALAMIN: Proseso para gawing ligal ang pag-ampon sa kinupkop na bata

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Updated as of Feb 18 12:55 PM

Noon, gabundok na papeles at gastos ang kailangang ihanda ng mga gustong ampunin ang isang bata kaya nagagawa na lamang ng ilan na "i-tamper" ang birth certificate ng bata para masabing sila ang magulang nito.    Read more »

5 Immigration officials relieved in 'pastillas' modus probe

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Updated as of Feb 18 10:32 AM

Five officials of the Bureau of Immigration have been relieved as authorities looked into an alleged bribery scheme involving bureau personnel and Chinese workers in the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) industry. Read more »

Duque says COVID-19 'contact tracing' reaching dead end

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Posted at Feb 17 07:15 PM

"Wala na talaga. Mahirap ang contact-tracing natin," Health Secretary Francisco Duque III told radio DZMM. Read more »

Gov't urged to let Filipino workers return to Hong Kong

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Posted at Feb 17 11:57 AM

Filipino migrant workers in Hong Kong who were left stranded in Manila due to the country's travel ban are appealing to the government to let them return to the Chinese financial hub, a former labor official said Monday. Read more »

Most reclamation claims for 'commercial, residential' use: gov't

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Posted at Feb 17 10:29 AM

Most of the reclamation projects submitted to the Philippine Reclamation Authority are for "mixed use," an official said Monday after President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would reject "massive" reclamation claims by the private sector. Read more »

Filipinos in Macau seek special flight to return home

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Updated as of Feb 17 08:25 AM

Hundreds of Filipinos stranded in Macau are urging Philippine authorities to arrange for a special flight to bring them home, an overseas migrant worker said Monday.   Read more »