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Teachers of the Bonifacio Elementary School in Guisad, Baguio City disinfect plastic envelopes containing learning modules before loading them for distribution to parents of pupils yesterday. Teachers also talked to the parents and guardians about the proper approach to teaching their children through distance learning.

‘No stopping August 24 opening of classes’

There’s no stopping the Department of Education from opening classes on Aug. 24 for 22.9 million Filipinos who have enrolled for school... Read more

â��Iâ��m telling business can complain directly (to the Cabinet). My order to the Cabinet now is to really take the most drastic measures that they can find,â�� the president said.

LGUs scramble to approve telco permits after Duterte tirade

After receiving a tongue-lashing from President Rodrigo Duterte for the sluggish processing of permits to build new cellular towers, local government... Read more

The government placed the National Capital Region and the provinces of Bulacan, Laguna, Cavite and Rizal under modified enhanced community quarantine from Aug. 4 to 18 in response to the call of health workers for a â��timeoutâ�� to allow them and the government to refresh and improve pandemic response strategies.

Extended MECQ? Delicate balancing of health, economy needed

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During a virtual forum organized by Maybank, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the Department of Health is coordinating with the US, UK, China and Russia to secure a supply of coronavirus vaccines once these become available.

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Meralco said it continued to invoke the FM provision in its PSA with First Gen Hydro Power Corp. because of the reduced power demand in its service area during the community quarantine period. This August, the FM claim totaled about P82 million, equivalent to customer savings of P0.0285 per kwh in the generation charge.

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Meralco cuts rates for 4th straight month

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A health worker is pictured at the mega swabbing center in Philippine Sports Stadium in Sta. Maria, Bulacan on May 20, 2020.

Duterte thanks Russia for offer to supply COVID-19 vaccine

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According to Interior Secretary Eduardo AÃ±o, the move to place Metro Manila and the adjacent provinces of Laguna, Cavite, Rizal and Bulacan under modified enhanced community quarantine was made to stop the spread of the coronavirus disease.

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In a 25-page position paper, Tourism Congress of the Philippines president Jose Clemente III told senators and House members that Senate Bill 1564 and House Bill 6953, which seek to realign the P10-billion fund to the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority, may not help the industry at all.

Tourism body decries realignment of bailout fund

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PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales said he is also considering taking legal action over the public disclosure of his medical certificate by the Senate, which had expected his appearance today before the committee of the whole to answer allegations of corruption in his agency.

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â��It will open the opportunity for poor but deserving students to pursue a degree in medicine and serve their communities in the countryside. This is the answer to the lack of doctors in rural areas,â�� Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said.

House OKs medical scholarship bill

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DOH: No need to ban rapid test kits

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â��We want Bayanihan 2 to be a living piece of legislation that will power our industries and revitalize sectors of society that have been decimated by this virus, or were otherwise forgotten and neglected in the past,â�� Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano said of House Bill 6953.

Bayanihan 2 approved on final reading

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Two Filipinos are still missing following the explosion.

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Photo shows the M/V Ocean Abundance after it crashed into the Manila North Harbor yesterday.

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Angkas yesterday said it would be providing free rides and protective shields to healthcare workers in Manila as part of its campaign to assist medical frontliners with efficient mobility solutions during the modified enhanced community quarantine.

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