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Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:29:00 +0800
2,302 Hong Kong OFWs receive $200 COVID 'after care' aid
The Department of Migrant Workers said 2,302 overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong, who previously tested positive for COVID-19, already received their $200 "after care" aid and another batch of 2,192 OFWs will receive theirs in the coming days.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 09:54:00 +0800
Marcos Jr. ‘in stable condition’ after catching COVID-19 last week
Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. only has mild symptoms and is still capable of working from home.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Go files people-centered bills
Ahead of the opening of the 19th Congress, Sen. Bong Go filed 10 more of his priority bills in the Senate to provide more people-centered and service-oriented legislations to help achieve the new administration’s goal of a stronger, more adaptable ...

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
US envoy arriving this month
Newly appointed United States ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Loss Carlson will arrive in the Philippines by the end of the month, a top embassy official said last Friday.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
PRC starts giving booster shots to 12-17 age group
The Philippine Red Cross has started administering COVID-19 booster shots to the 12 to 17 age group.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Lagman refiles bill on legalizing divorce
Trying for the nth time to legalize divorce in the country, Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman has refiled his proposed measure before the 19th Congress in a bid to free women from a marriage of “physical, emotional and psychological violence.”

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
‘If Marcos can’t stop agricultural smuggling, no one can’
If anyone in government can decisively curb the smuggling of vegetables, fruits, pork, chicken and other agricultural produce, that would be President Marcos.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
PAGASA monitoring 2 LPAs
Two low-pressure areas are being closely monitored as they could enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing more rains over many parts of the country.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
NCR’s positivity rate breaches 10% – OCTA
The number of people who test positive for COVID-19 in the National Capital Region continued to increase over the past week, findings of OCTA Research Group showed.

Sun, 10 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Senate bill to boost LGU autonomy
Sen. Francis Escudero is proposing amendments to Republic Act 7160, or the Local Government Code of 1991, to strengthen the autonomy of local government units, particularly on the use of their revenue allotments and delegating more powers to them.



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