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Palace: Corruption-tainted PhilHealth seeing 'great change'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 03:29 PM

Malacañang said Tuesday it had made headway in efforts to clean up state medical insurer PhilHealth, as its officials fought allegations of pocketing P15 billion in state funds.    Read more »

Palace: 'Rich, well-educated' DPWH chief Villar is 'above corruption'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 03:07 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday cited the personal wealth and educational background of Public Works Secretary Mark Villar in saying that he is "above corruption", following President Rodrigo Duterte's order to investigate his agency.    Read more »

Palace shoots down 2 pandemic warnings from OCTA group

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 27 03:24 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday rejected the warning of a group of researchers from the academe which warned that 2 recent developments might spawn a spike in coronavirus infections.  Read more »

Palace: Duterte has a COVID-19 vaccine czar who wishes to remain unnamed for now

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Updated as of Oct 26 09:24 PM

(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte has tapped an official who will facilitate the importation and distribution of a future vaccine against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said Monday.  Read more »

New COVID-19 lockdown levels out Monday

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Updated as of Oct 26 09:19 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte later Monday will announce new quarantine classifications for November, which are mean to stop the spread of the COVID-19 disease, his spokesman said Monday.   Read more »

IATF allows more people in places of worship in Metro Manila, GCQ areas

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Updated as of Oct 23 12:22 PM

After months of livestreaming Mass and prayer service to millions of faithful from behind closed doors, churches in Metro Manila and areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) are now allowed to accept more worshipers, Malacañang said Friday.  Read more »

Outbound travelers no longer need to test negative for COVID-19: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 02:26 PM

Travelers headed abroad are no longer required to test negative for the novel coronavirus before their trip, Malacañang said Friday, as authorities sought to boost the pandemic-battered economy.    Read more »

Motorcycle taxis allowed to resume operations: Palace

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 07:02 PM

Motorcycle taxis like Angkas are now allowed to operate, Malacañang said Friday, as authorities sought to raise the capacity of the mass transport system and boost the pandemic-battered economy.  Read more »

Philippines to allow foreign investors to enter from Nov. 1

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 23 03:07 PM

Foreigners with investor's visa will be allowed to enter the Philippines from Nov. 1, Malacañang said Friday, as authorities sought to boost the pandemic-battered economy.  Read more »

Palace to Liza Soberano, Catriona Gray: Beware of Left taking advantage of women's rights push

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Updated as of Oct 23 12:25 AM

Malacañang on Thursday urged actress Liza Soberano and former Miss Universe Catriona Gray to be wary of being taken advantage of by Left-leaning groups while pushing for women's rights.    Read more »

Bayanihan 2 funds: P4 billion out of total P140 billion released, says DBM

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Posted at Oct 22 03:39 PM

The Department of Budget and Management said Thursday it had released P4 billion out of the total P140 billion funds allocated for addressing the coronavirus pandemic under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), the pace of which earned criticism from some senators.    Read more »

Palace reminds critics: Protests banned due to COVID-19

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 22 03:02 PM

Malacañang on Thursday reminded its critics to refrain from expressing dissent through mass protests, that remain banned to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease.  Read more »

PH mulls accepting foreign tourists from areas with low coronavirus spread: official

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 04:49 PM

The inter-agency task force leading the country's pandemic response is studying allowing inbound tourists from countries with "low to medium" coronavirus transmission, an official said Wednesday, as authorities sought to boost the pandemic-hit economy.  Read more »

Palace seeks 'leeway' in hiring Chinese workers for infra projects

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 21 11:35 AM

Malacañang appealed Wednesday for "leeway" in hiring Chinese workers engaged in ongoing infrastructure projects, which a senator criticized as the COVID-19 pandemic spawned job cuts for Filipinos in the construction industry.  Read more »

P641-B presidential funds hiniling na ilipat sa mga programa sa kalusugan, edukasyon

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Updated as of Oct 20 10:20 PM

Hiniling na ilipat ang pondo sa mga programang pangkalusugan, pang-edukasyon, pangkabuhayan at ayuda.  Read more »

Children are blessings: Palace says pandemic baby boom 'not a bad news'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 06:16 PM

Children from unplanned pregnancies during the coronavirus pandemic are "blessings" and "not bad news," Malacañang said Tuesday, as it planned a boost for family planning methods under looser lockdowns.  Read more »

House changes to 2021 budget not allowed after final reading: Palace

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Posted at Oct 20 02:30 PM

The House of Representatives is not allowed to make changes to the 2021 national budget after passing it on third and final reading, Malacañang said Tuesday.    Read more »

Palace: Logistics a 'challenge' to coronavirus vaccine distribution

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 11:42 AM

MANILA— While authorities have secured funds for the COVID-19 vaccine, its importation and storage set-up remains a "challenge," Malacañang said Tuesday.    Read more »

Palace 'respects' security set-up at funeral of jailed activist's baby

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 20 12:31 AM

Malacañang said Monday it respected the security arrangement during the funeral of the daughter of a jailed activist, as it emphasized that President Rodrigo Duterte "does not micromanage." Read more »

Palace: Duterte SALN release up to Ombudsman

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Posted at Oct 19 06:02 PM

The Office of the Ombudsman has say on whether or not to release President Rodrigo Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth, Malacañang said Monday.  Read more »