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Legislators were able to pass the bill on second and third readings in the same day after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the measure as urgent. Without which, lawmakers would have to wait for 3 days after second reading before ultimately passing the measure.

Eyed as stimulus, proposed 2021 budget hurdles Senate

Voting 22-0, with no abstentions, the upper chamber approved House Bill 7727 early on its plenary session. Read more

In this photo taken March 13, 2020, personnel from the Quezon City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office and the City Health Department train to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Nurses' group urges COVID-19 task force to allow more to work abroad

The government has lifted the deployment ban on healthcare workers, instead setting a cap at 5,000. Read more

File photo shows the Oblation statue in front of the Humanities Building at the University of Los BaÃ±os campus.

UP to adopt 'no fail' policy as COVID-19, typhoons hamper learning

The University of the Philippines System will be not be issuing failing marks this semester, the student representative to its policy-making Board... Read more

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This satellite image shows Puerto Princesa City in Palawan.

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Gov. Manuel Mamba speaks to the public after taking his oath on June 30, 2016.

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Cagayan governor sorry for anti-Muslim remark at Senate hearing

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Sa undated file photo na ito, ipinakita noong ika-23 ng Nobyembre, 2020 ang lalagyan ng COVID-19 candidate vaccine ng University of Oxford at Vaccitech na kinikilala sa tawag na "AZD1222," bagay na nabuo sa pakikipagtulungan ng pharmaceutical giant na AstraZeneca

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A fan of Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona cries as she gathers with other fans to pay homage on the day of his death at Argentinos Junior's Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in La Paternal neighbourhood, Buenos Aires, on November 25, 2020.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 22, 1986 Argentine football star Diego Maradona, wearing a diamond earring, balances a soccer ball on his head as he walks off the practice field following the national selection's practice session in Mexico City. Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona passed away on November 25, 2020.

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Blackpink's main dancer and lead rapper, Lalisa Manoban, known as "Lisa"

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This file photo shows the executive building of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.

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This handout aerial photo taken and recieved on November 14, 2020 from the Philippine Coast Guard shows submerged houses in Cagayan province, north of Manila, on November 14, 2020, days after Typhoon Vamco hit parts of the country bringing heavy rain and flooding.

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The Bureau of Immigration on Monday clarified that foreign investors intending to come to the Philippines must first secure a specific type of visa before they can enter the country.

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