Duterte ‘not interested’ in Senate hearing on ABS-CBN franchise — Panelo

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 02/23/2020

  MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is “not interested” and will not likely monitor the Senate hearing on issues surrounding the franchise of media giant ABS-CBN. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Sunday said that the President…

Palace condoles with VP Robredo on mother’s passing

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 02/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Sunday conveyed its condolences to Vice President Leni Robredo, whose mother, Salvacion Santo Tomas Gerona, recently passed away. According to a Facebook post of Robredo, Salvacion Gerona died at 7:27 p.m. on…

Over 100 Filipino crewmen of quarantined cruise ship nix repatriation

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 02/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Around 100 Filipinos crewmen of the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship in Yokohama, Japan have opted to remain on board despite government efforts to repatriate them. This was revealed by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on…

Over 22,000 passengers still stranded in ports on Christmas Eve

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Over 22,000 passengers remain stranded at several ports in the country on Tuesday, Christmas Eve, due to the inclement weather brought about by Typhoon Ursula. As of 4 p.m., a total of 22,717 passengers…

Typhoon Ursula makes landfall over Eastern Samar

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/24/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Christmas Typhoon Ursula (international name: Phanfone) made landfall over Eastern Samar on Tuesday afternoon. In its latest update, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Ursula hit Salcedo, Eastern Samar, at…

Riders warn of going back to ‘habal-habal’ amid LTFRB’s 10,000 bikers limit

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/22/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Biker-partners of ride-hailing firm Angkas at risk of getting laid off due to a new government policy during the extended pilot run of motorcycle taxis may just have to return to being colorum riders…

Angkas laments 10,000-biker limit set by LTFRB in extended pilot run

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/21/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Motorcycle ride-hailing firm Angkas on Saturday lamented the government’s decision to impose a 10,000-biker limit for the extended pilot run. This will force the firm to cut its fleet by 17,000 from the current…

More Filipinos value PH ties with US than with China, says survey

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 12/07/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Majority of Filipinos believe that the Philippines’ relationship with the United States is more important than its relationship with China, a recent survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS) found. Results of the September…

Price of sayote in Benguet plummets as low as P2 per kilo due to oversupply

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 11/10/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The price of sayote in Benguet province has reportedly dropped to as low as P2 per kilo due to oversupply. In recent posts on social media, Tagani Philippines said that there is an “oversupply”…

Research group: US warship lost in WWII found in PH sea

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 11/02/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The remains of a battleship that was sunk during the battle of Leyte Gulf dubbed as “Battle off Samar” in 1944 were found in the depths of a Philippine sea, a United States (US)…

Quiboloy: ‘I yelled at the Mindanao quake to stop, it did’

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 11/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the self-declared “Appointed Son of God”, has said that people should thank him for stopping Tuesday’s 6.6-magnitude earthquake, which rocked North Cotabato and nearby provinces. The powerful tremor left at least…

Quiboloy says he must be thanked for stopping Mindanao quake

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 11/01/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, the self-declared “Appointed Son of God”, has said that people should thank him for stopping Tuesday’s 6.6-magnitude earthquake, which rocked North Cotabato and nearby provinces. The powerful tremor left at least…

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