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Philippine News

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Gov’t debt soars by P451 billion in August

October 1 ------ The national government’s debt soared by nearly half-a-trillion pesos last month amid the Duterte administration’s aggre...

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‘Duterte UN speech opens more discussions on sea row’

MANILA, Philippines, October 1 ------ President Duterte’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly has opened more discussions w...

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House votes to keep Cayetano as speaker

MANILA, Philippines, October 1 ------ Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano is keeping his post after the House plenary decided in session yesterda...

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LPA, ‘habagat’, bring rains, thunderstorms

October 1 ------ The trough or extension of a low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) may bring scatt...

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Philippines’ COVID-19 cases top 309,000 with 2,025 new infections

September 30 ------ The number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines leapt to 309,303 on Tuesday after the Depa...

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Velasco to take over as Speaker on Oct. 14

MANILA, Philippines, September 30 ------ Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco will take over as Speaker of the House of Representatives on ...

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Hontiveros shows gov’t contracts for overpriced Chinese PPEs

September 30 ------ Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday showed close to a dozen contracts for the government's procurement of personal pro...

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Gov’t ready to sell Roppongi, other properties –Roque

September 30 ------ The government can sell other properties apart from the real estate assets in Japan if the Philippine Health Insuranc...