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Bringing students back to school while more than a thousand Filipinos are still testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 daily would be risky, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo AÃ±o, who cautioned legislators on such calls.

DILG bucks resuming face-to-face classes

The Department of the Interior and Local Government yesterday cautioned against “hasty” decisions to bring students back to classrooms,... Read more

PRC chairman Sen. Richard Gordon said while PhilHealth was paying them P100 million every 10 days for the COVID-19 tests the PRC was conducting for Filipinos, the organization was experiencing difficulties in funding.

Red Cross to PhilHealth: Settle P571 million debt

The Philippine Red Cross yesterday said the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. must settle its remaining debt of P571 million, after the humanitarian... Read more

In a statement issued over the weekend, GSIS president and general manager Rolando Macasaet said there are 330,496 old-age and disability pensioners who can expect to benefit from the bonus.

GSIS to release P3.3 billion cash gifts

The state-run Government Service Insurance System will release starting tomorrow a total of P3.3 billion in Christmas cash gifts to qualified... Read more

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The Philippinesâ�� Roxanne Baeyens was named Miss Earth Water, Denmarkâ��s Michala Rubinstein as Miss Earth Fire and Venezuelaâ��s Stephany Zreik Miss Earth Air.

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Miss USA bags Miss Earth crown

PAL is offering a discount to its passengers who need reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) or swab testing for COVID-19 for their domestic or international flights.

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PAL, Cebu Pacific offer COVID-19 test promos

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14 hours ago - Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington says Sunday....

15 hours ago - The Department of Health reports an additional 2,076 COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, pushing the national caseload to 429,864. The DOH also records 10,579 n...

19 hours ago - The coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Olympics could cost $1.9 billion more than its original budget of $13 billion, a 15% increase, a report says Sunday. Th...

US President Donald Trump Donald speaks during a campaign rally on November 2, 2020 in Traverse City, Michigan. REY DEL RIO / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / GETTY IMAGES VIA AFP

19 hours ago - The US state of Pennsylvania's supreme court dismissed another legal challenge to the election by supporters of President Donald Trump on Saturday, further ...

21 hours ago - NBA players begin daily COVID-19 tests this weekend ahead of next month's start of the 2020-21 season under health and safety procedures outlined by the lea...

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Tourists take a dip in Kayangan Lake in Coron, Palawan in a 2018 file photo. Visitors need to hike up a mountain to reach the lake, a top tourist spot in Coron.

Coron tourism reopens; El Nido accepts more visitors

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â��With COVID-19, we have rediscovered the benefits of cycling and walking â�� saving money, getting fit, and helping to reduce pollution and mitigate climate change. We can choose to keep this momentum,â�� Roy Cimatu said.

DENR chief vows government support for biking

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House appropriations committee chairman Eric Yap, head of the chamberâ��s delegation to the 2021 budget bicameral conference, cited the importance of immediate approval and ratification of the 2021 General Appropriations Bill (GAB) after consolidation of versions of the House and the Senate.

House vows budget bicam nod this week

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The low-pressure area was spotted at 1,500 kilometers east of Mindanao as of 4 a.m. yesterday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said.

PAGASA warns Bicol, Visayas residents of approaching LPA

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With 2,076 new cases reported by the DOH, the COVID-19 caseload has jumped to 429,864.

COVID-19 tally nears 430,000

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Senior officials from ASEAN and the EU gathered virtually on Friday for the second EU-ASEAN high-level dialogue on environment and climate change.

EU, ASEAN hold environment, climate change confab global agreement on plastics

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Last week, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the President would make known his decision on the recommendation of the governmentâ��s pandemic task force with regard to the quarantine classifications on Nov. 30.

Metro Manila’s quarantine status known today

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â��We will make sure that there will be a fact-finding (probe) for that and we will find out if there are people who need to answer for that,â�� Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo AÃ±o said in a radio interview yesterday.

Events attended by Pacquiao, Roque probed for protocol violations

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Speaker Lord Allan Velasco said such declaration is necessary to encourage swift action to mitigate the impacts of climate change, particularly natural disasters, by compelling the government including Congress and other stakeholders to consider climate change in planning and policymaking.

House OKs ‘climate emergency’ declaration

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â��Starting Nov. 30, OFWs who will be repatriated to the Philippines may file their AKAP application prior to their arrival in the country, and receive their benefits within three to five days upon submission of complete documents,â�� Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello said over the weekend.

DOLE expediting release of cash aid for returning OFWs

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What I will miss this Christmas

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World 'Do you believe': Pakistan elephant set for flight after Cher campaign 9 hours ago Thousands in Argentina march against new move to legalize abortion War-hardened general to lead Canada's COVID-19 vaccination effort More World Articles	Business Philippines faces more uncertainties, says JAZA 21 minutes ago Sin tax collections down in 9 months Investor optimism to buoy market More Business Articles	Sports Bolts eye next step next tourney 21 minutes ago Saso blows bid with 75, settles for sixth Parks grabs stats race pole spot More Sports Articles
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