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MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte appears to have changed his tune, now saying he’s “okay” with persons refusing vaccination against COVID-19, the Philippines being a democracy. “You who don’t want to get vaccinated, it’s okay with…
MANILA, Philippines — The government’s Covid-19 task force has allowed the reopening of more businesses like cinemas, museums, and tourist attractions such as theme parks in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ), Malacañang said Friday. In a…
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to meet China halfway in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea and allow the Chinese to fish in Philippine waters, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. The President…
MANILA, Philippines — For the third time, Congress gave its nod on Wednesday to President Rodrigo Duterte’s request to extend martial law in Mindanao for another year, a move the Chief Executive said would “put an end…
When interest rate goes up, expect investments, including the interest rate sensitive consumption expenditures, to fall. The government placed the country’s inflation rate last month at 6.0 percent. It is actually lower in Metro Manila at 5.8…
Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña expects President Rodrigo Duterte to reiterate his vow to wage war against illegal drugs in his State of the Nation Address this Monday. Mayor Osmeña said he approves of the President’s stand…
SWS SURVEY At least 64 percent of Filipinos are supportive of the government’s decision to close and rehabilitate Boracay island, with most of them also supporting President Rodrigo Duterte, a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey said.…
JOHN Philip Dueñas, the long time coach of Cebu Olympian Mary Joy Tabal, welcomed the news that this year’s National Milo Marathon king and queen will represent the Philippines in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEAG), which…
Business leaders in Cebu were amenable to the Duterte administration’s plans to do away with the bidding process in favor of unsolicited proposals for projects. Melanie Ng, president of the Cebu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI)…
MANDAUE City Mayor Gabriel “Luigi” Quisumbing said he’s not keen on issuing permits for street parties next Sunday, January 21. “Aside from affecting the solemnity of the feast of Sr. Sto. Niño, we might no longer have…
SUSPENDED Toledo Mayor John Henry Osmeña is going on a 20-day vacation leave outside the country. This developed after Cebu Gov. Hilario Davide III approved Osmeña’s request to leave the country despite serving a suspension from the…
THOUGH PARTLY FLOODED THE floods experienced at the North Reclamation Area (NRA) last weekend have prompted the Department of Science and Technology (DOST-7) to seek a place where they can park the hybrid electric road trains that…
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