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â��We can arrest them but we cannot punish them and we should not injure them. If you will (harm them), you will be answerable to me,â�� he said in a statement in Filipino.

Eleazar: No punishment for mask violators

Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar yesterday barred policemen from imposing punishment or hurting people who are caught not... Read more

The M/V Athens Bridge, a cargo vessel with a dozen Filipino seafarers infected with COVID after a port call in India, is anchored off Sangley Point in Cavite last Thursday.

2 Pinoys from COVID-19 hit cargo ship in stable condition

Two Filipino crewmembers who were in critical condition due to COVID-19 infections are now stable, a few days after they were extracted from the... Read more

Satellite image of Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao.

Troops drive away BIFF gunmen from Maguindanao town market

Government troops, some in armored vehicles, drove yesterday dozens of heavily armed members of the Islamic State-linked Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom... Read more

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Lacson said the idea was raised during the May 6 meeting among officials of the legislative and executive branches led by Senate President Vicente Sotto III, vaccine czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., contact tracing czar and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong and testing czar Vince Dizon.

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Suspension of FDA regulatory function, Data Privacy Act sought

Frozen meat products are seen inside the chiller at Commonwealth market in Quezon city on Thursday, April 29, 2021.

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Government working on new SRP for imported pork

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6 hours ago - The EU has concluded a deal with BioNTech/Pfizer for up to 1.8 billion extra doses of its COVID-19 vaccine, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says&...

8 hours ago - The Department of Health reports an additional 6,979 COVID-19 infections, bringing the national caseload to 1,094,849. Active cases: 63,376 or 5.8% of t...

9 hours ago - The provincial government of Sulu temporarily bans the holding of Eid’l Fitri congregational or group prayers and other public and private social gat...

10 hours ago - The United States added just 266,000 jobs in April -- a quarter of the number expected -- in a surprise setback for President Joe Biden's efforts to revive ...

11 hours ago - The government says India recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time. The 4,187 new deaths took India's overall toll to 2...

13 hours ago - International Olympic Committee vice-president John Coates is adamant Saturday that nothing could stop the Tokyo Olympics from going ahead, despite on...

15 hours ago - The Department of Tourism welcomes the approval of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases on the point-to-point air trav...

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This photo taken on February 23, 2020 shows a worker cleaning chairs at the boarding area while arriving passengers disembark at the international airport in Manila.

IATF allows point-to-point travel from NCR Plus bubble

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A total of 2,030,400 vaccine doses were carried by Singapore Airlines flight SQ910 from Amsterdam via Singapore which landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) past 1 p.m.

Over 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines arrive

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Deputy Speaker for Trade and Industry Wes Gatchalian called for the immediate passage of his House Bill No. 5793, the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Card Registration Act, that would help authorities run after people behind fraudulent online activities.

Mandatory prepaid SIM registration sought

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â��I will have to take it down out of respect to the medium that I have solely trusted to deliver my messages to the far corners of the earth since 2011,â�� Locsin tweeted, along with a screenshot of his posts last May 3, one of which showed a message from Twitter saying that it violated its rules.

Twitter flags Locsin’s expletive-laced tweet vs China

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â��As employees in a WFH and hybrid work arrangement are likely to be in it for the long haul, it comes with a lot of costs that workers are now facing, such as the lack of logistical assistance, internet and utility expenses, and their mental wellbeing,â�� said Gatchalian, vice-chairman of the Senate committee on economic affairs.

Tax deductions pushed to offset cost of WFH setup

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â��It is already too much that teachers are made to work for 13 straight months in the current school year, and shortening their much-needed break after the taxing first year of distance learning is just plain abuse,â�� said ACT secretary general Raymond Basilio.

Teachers’ group wants school opening no earlier than September 13

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In an interview with â��The Chiefsâ�� over Cignal TVâ��s One News, Comelec spokesman James Jimenez said their planning now revolves around conducting the elections under pandemic conditions.

Comelec eyes changes in campaigning, voting practices

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Penalties still in place

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Chua looking at 2 conferences

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Magno, Petecio, Paalam skip Dubai meet

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Carlsen outwits Nakamura

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Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz shakes off Facundo Campazzo of the Denver Nuggets at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Friday.

Jazz in harmony; Lakers in trouble

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Li Le Le walks past his alleged kidnappers while they wait to be booked at the ParaÃ±aque police headquarters yesterday.

POGO worker rescued from kidnappers

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In Las Pinas, three drug suspects were arrested and 10 kilos of shabu valued at P68 milion were seized in Barangay Pamplona Tres at around 8:30 p.m., PDEA spokesman Derrick Carreon told reporters in a Viber message.

P136 million shabu seized in Las Piñas, Parañaque

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Despite having a busier schedule now that he is the countryâ��s top cop, Eleazar said yesterday he would continue his habit of visiting police stations to check on police officersâ�� activities.

PNP chief eyes random inspections of police offices

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report from the city treasurerâ��s office showed that around P100 million out of the original P2.4 billion allocation are still unclaimed by qualified beneficiaries in the city.

Quezon City residents may claim cash aid until May 12

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â��We pray for the eternal repose of our beloved dead, believing that the Lord will bring them to the greener pasture. Yes, we are sad because they are no longer with us. We can no longer share stories with them, but we believe they are in a better situation,â�� he said in his homily.

Bishop offers hope in mass for COVID-19 dead

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