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Sat, 13 Nov 2021 17:23:00 +0800
Go runs for president, Duterte to go head-to-head with daughter Sara in VP race
Sen. Bong Go is joining the presidential race, while President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to go head-to-head with his daughter, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, in the vice-presidential derby.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 13:46:00 +0800
Sara Duterte scraps reelection bid for vice-presidential run
Duterte-Carpio consistently topped Pulse Asia's pre-elections surveys even after she declared that she had no interest in running. 

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 11:00:00 +0800
Over 1.2-M Moderna doses arrive in Philippines
A total of 1,279,000 doses of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine bought by the government arrived Saturday in the Philippines

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 10:22:00 +0800
Ex-top cop Eleazar to run for senator under Lacson-Sotto tandem
Guillermo Eleazar, who just retired this week as Philippine National Police chief, will be running for senator under the ticket of Sen. Panfilo “Ping Lacson and Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III in the 2022 elections

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 09:56:00 +0800
Roque loses bid for International Law Commission seat
Presidential spokesperson failed to clinch a seat at the International Law Commission, garnering the least number of votes among 11 candidates from Asia-Pacific states for the eight seats available on the panel for representatives coming from the reg...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Army chief to lead AFP
Lt. Gen. Andres Centino officially assumed the post of Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff just hours after President Duterte signed his appointment papers yesterday.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
House panel approves bill suspending oil excise tax
The House ways and means panel has passed the measure seeking to suspend excise tax imposed on oil products amid soaring market prices.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Netherlands, Faroe Islands added to COVID-19 ‘red list’
The Philippines has placed Faroe Islands and the Netherlands on its COVID-19 “red list” and, as such, travelers from these two areas, except for returning Filipinos, are prohibited from entering the country from Nov. 16 to 30.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Government execs support ‘Bakuna Bubbles’ outside Metro Manila
Various government officials are supporting the call of presidential adviser for entrepreneurship and Go Negosyo founder Joey Concepcion to create more “Bakuna Bubbles” outside Metro Manila to jumpstart the economy in many localities.

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Isko vows to invest in future of youth
Manila Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday said his administration would prioritize investments to ensure the future of the youth, if he gets elected president.



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