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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a ceasefire with communist rebels as Luzon is placed under an enhanced community quarantine to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this…
SEOUL — South Korean President Moon Jae-in declared “war” against the coronavirus on Tuesday, placing all government agencies on a 24-hour emergency footing as the country’s total cases — the largest in the world outside China —…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of every February every year as National Hazing Prevention Week to end hazing and other fraternity-related violence. Duterte signed on February Proclamation No. 907, a copy…
GENEVA — The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s most populous state declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action to counter climate change. New South Wales state Emergency…
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s northeastern state of Bahia declared a state of emergency Monday after several of its beaches were contaminated by oil sludge. Brazil’s environmental protection agency said Sunday that some 20 beaches in the…
RAPID SPIKE IN REGIONAL CASES REPORTED MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday declared a national dengue alert amid a spike in reported cases of the viral illness caused by female Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in several…
MANILA, Philippines—The Supreme Court (SC) has suspended works in all courts nationwide on December 26 and January 2. The Public Information Office of the SC announced this on Wednesday, citing that the suspension of work is to…
CEBU Province yesterday declared another 60 barangays as drug cleared. Borbon town has the highest number of new drug cleared barangays at 18, followed by Tabogon with 17, Alegria with nine, Oslob and San Fernando with four,…
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally ended the 2018 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. In a statement on Monday, the poll body said that the ban on bearing, carrying and transporting of firearms and other deadly…
MANILA Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle has declared May 20 to 31 as days of prayer, fasting and action “for the truth and common good.” Tagle sent a letter to all of Manila’s parishes where he lamented…
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a state of calamity in Boracay following its total closure for six months. He signed Proclamation No. 475 placing the villages of Manoc-Manoc, Balabag and Yapak under state of calamity. Duterte has…
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