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Sun, 7 Aug 2022 14:55:00 +0800
House bill seeks 10 p.m. national curfew for minors
Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy (Bagong Henerasyon Party-list) filed House Bill 1016 or the “National Curfew Act” that aims to prevent minors from being outside their homes from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 11:47:00 +0800
China envoy: Import ban, stalled talks legitimate response to Pelosi Taiwan visit
"The Chinese government has every right to do whatever [is] necessary and justified to resolutely uphold our sovereignty and territorial integrity," Ambassador Huang said in a statement.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Tulfo wants Senate probe on power outages in Oriental Mindoro, other provinces
The decades-old problem of power outages and high electricity costs in Oriental Mindoro may be investigated by the Senate if Sen. Raffy Tulfo who says the situation is “unacceptable” has his way.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Envoys meet Speaker, DOJ chief
United States Ambassador MaryKay Carlson paid a courtesy call on Speaker Martin Romualdez last Friday to discuss stronger Philippine-US bilateral relations under the Marcos administration.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
DOH records 4,701 new COVID-19 cases
The Department of Health on Friday recorded 4,701 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the nationwide tally to 3,795,008.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
LPA, monsoon to bring rains
A low-pressure area off Pangasinan and the southwest monsoon will continue to bring rains over most parts of the country today.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Don’t escalate tension, senators appeal to US, China, Taiwan
Senators are appealing to the United States, China and Taiwan not to escalate the tension and militarize the issue of the recent visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taipei.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Bill seeks fixed salaries for bus drivers
Fixed salaries for bus drivers, social welfare benefits for public utility vehicle drivers and the protection of rights of food delivery riders and drivers are measures that the Senate would be looking into.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Bill seeks removal of compulsary retirement age
Saying that many of the elderly are still able to work, Senior Citizen party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes Jr. has filed a bill seeking to repeal the compulsory retirement age of 65 years.

Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Marcos wants review of disaster response SOPs
President Marcos has called for a review of the government’s standard operating procedures to create a uniform and coordinated approach for disaster response.



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