Duterte OKs recommendation to extend UK travel ban for 2 more weeks

Catherine Gonzales 12/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Saturday the proposal of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to extend the travel ban for flights coming from the United Kingdom for…

Hope even in darkness, poverty and suffering, Duterte tells Filipinos

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 12/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Christmas eve urged Filipinos to draw hope from Christ’s birth as the country faces the COVID-19 pandemic. In his Christmas message, Duterte, criticized for his crass language and for having called…

In-person classes in select schools OK in January

Leila Salaverria 12/15/2020

In-person classes will resume in selected schools in areas with low COVID-19 cases in January. President Rodrigo Duterte and the Cabinet approved on Monday night the Department of Education’s proposal to conduct a dry run on in-person…

Mayors traded drug killings for political support, says US study

Krixia Subingsubing - Reporter / @KrixiasINQ 12/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — It seems President Rodrigo Duterte’s brutal war on drugs not only incited thousands of extrajudicial killings but also served as political leverage for “outsider” mayors seeking to curry favor with his administration. An upcoming…

Narcolist with name of slain Los Baños mayor ‘not mine’ – Duterte

Krissy Aguilar 12/08/2020

KrissMANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday has distanced himself from the killing of Los Baños Mayor Caesar Perez, saying that the so-called narcolist that included the name of the local executive did not come from…

Duterte to UN: Pandemic pushed PH to boost health systems

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 12/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses of society, prompting the Philippines to prioritize strengthening its health systems, President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday before the United Nations. “The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of…

Palace: Telcos to report on service improvement on Dec. 8

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 12/03/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Telecommunication companies will make a progress report to the public on Tuesday, Dec. 8, in compliance with President Rodrigo Duterte’s demand to improve their services by December. According to the presidential spokesperson Harry Roque,…

Duterte: Metro Manila, 6 other areas stay under GCQ in December

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has extended anew the implementation of general community quarantine (GCQ) in Metro Manila for the entire month of December. Apart from Metro Manila, areas also under GCQ until the end of…

Duterte names Davao del Norte poll supervisor as Comelec commissioner

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 11/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has nominated Davao del Norte’s provincial election supervisor Aimee Ferolino-Ampoloquio as Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner. Ferolino-Ampoloquio’s nomination was announced Thursday by the poll body’s chairperson Sheriff Abas. She is expected…

‘No place for intolerance, bigotry, red-tagging in UP,’ says chancellor

Cathrine Gonzales - Reporter / @cgonzalesINQ 11/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There is no place for intolerance, bigotry, and red-tagging in the University of the Philippines, UP Diliman Chancellor Fidel Nemenzo said on Friday. Nemenzo pointed out that the premier state university is a “safe…

Duterte declares fourth Sunday of November as National Bicycle Day

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the fourth Sunday of November of every year as “National Bicycle Day” in a bid to ensure ecological integrity and a clean and healthy environment. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea…

FDA seeks Duterte OK for emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 11/19/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities are seeking the approval of President Rodrigo Duterte to allow the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to grant emergency use authorization (EUA) to coronavirus vaccines that will be made available in the country.…

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