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Fri, 5 Aug 2022 14:44:00 +0800
Lawyer Monalisa Dimalanta named ERC chair
Dimalanta replaced Agnes Devanadera, who retired as the head of the regulatory body last month. Her term will expire in July 2029.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 13:07:00 +0800
Amid transport crisis, commuter group renews calls for legalization of motorcycle taxis
“Allowing motorcycle taxis will give us a much-needed supply of public transport options at a time when there is an apparent deficit...We hope the 19th Congress will act swiftly as commuters need all the help we can get with the current situation o...

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 12:34:00 +0800
Dela Rosa bill seeks ban on party-lists linked with rebels, terrorists
Sen. Ronald dela Rosa wants to prohibit party-lists “associated by any means” with rebels or persons formally tagged by the government as terrorists from participating in elections by expanding the grounds for the refusal or cancellation of regis...

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 10:55:00 +0800
Senator hits Chinese embassy reminder to ‘abide by One-China principle'
"The Chinese Ambassador should not presume to lecture the Philippines as to how we should pursue our foreign policy objectives. The Philippines is a sovereign state, following an independent foreign policy...in our pursuit of our independent foreign ...

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 10:50:00 +0800
'Highest since February 10': Philippines logs 4,439 new COVID-19 cases
It was the highest tally since February 10 when the Department of Health logged 4,575 cases.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 09:43:00 +0800
Abra quake death toll rises to 11, damage now near P1.4B
The death toll from the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck Abra and felt across parts of Luzon last week rose to 11 while the damage it brought to infrastructure and agriculture, combined, is now estimated at nearly P1.4 billion.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
AFP flagged over low COVID-19 fund utilization
The Commission on Audit has called out the Armed Forces of the Philippines over lapses and low utilization of its P26.21-million COVID-19 response fund for 2020 to 2021.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Team formed on devolution of government functions
A special team has been created by President Marcos to deal with the issues of devolution and decentralization of the functions of local and national governments arising from the implementation of the Mandanas-Garcia ruling.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Go Negosyo donates vaccines to seniors
The Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship or Go Negosyo donated COVID-19 vaccines to senior citizens who belong to overlooked senior communities in Metro Manila as it stressed the need to protect the elderly population.

Fri, 5 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Belmonte family denies ex-speaker has died
The family of former House speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. yesterday denied reports that the former Quezon City mayor and congressman has died.



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