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Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:20:00 +0800
Calls to surface 2 labor organizers brought to Supreme Court
Families of two community organizers Loi Magbanua and Ador Juat pleaded to the Supreme Court to issue a protection writ for their loved ones who they claim have been abducted by the military since May 3.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:20:00 +0800
DOH revives proposal to redefine COVID-19 full vaccination
“We will propose to the Office of the President that our ‘fully vaccinated’ definition be refined, that we will now include the first booster shot,” DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:06:00 +0800
Cable cars? Restore suspended PUV routes first, House lawmakers say
Before the government starts building cable cars, as one senator suggests, it should restore old public transportation routes first, some lawmakers part of the House of Representatives minority bloc say.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:58:00 +0800
Migrant workers department says new appointments complete 'dream team'
Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan “Toots” Ople on Wednesday unveiled new appointments to form the department’s “dream team,” which includes former administrators of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration and the Overs...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:51:00 +0800
Hontiveros: Walden Bello arrest worrisome for free speech, dissent
Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a member of the Senate's small minority bloc, on Wednesday condemned the arrest and detention of former vice presidential candidate Walden Bello.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:42:00 +0800
Lawmakers seek inquiry on delisting of 4Ps beneficiaries
Lawmakers part of the minority bloc in the House of Representatives are seeking an inquiry on the government’s delisting of beneficiaries from its conditional cash transfer program popularly known as Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 12:44:00 +0800
DOH says Philippines may get access to monkeypox shots in 2023
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, said the agency is coordinating with the private sector for the procurement of monkeypox shots.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:16:00 +0800
DILG urges BJMP: Keep jails healthy and drug-free
The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology to ensure the welfare of persons deprived of liberty amid the coronavirus pandemic as he vowed to crack down on drugs and criminality inside jails.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
2 Philippine Navy soldiers promoted while aboard US battleship
Two soldiers of the Philippine Navy will soon come back to the country with the distinct honor of being promoted while aboard an American battleship docked at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Villar third senator to catch COVID-19
Sen. Cynthia Villar became the third senator to get infected with COVID-19 in a span of days, prompting her – as did her two similarly afflicted colleagues – to settle for online participation at yesterday’s session.



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