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MANILA – A House leader on Thursday said the new law banning child marriage in the country is a big step towards ensuring that the children’s rights will be upheld and their well-being and future secured.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed a law instituting a revised charter for the Philippine Veterans Bank (PVB) to include post-World War II veterans and soldiers.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday expressed concerns over the new B.1.640.2 lineage or the IHU Covid-19 variant, saying it will enter the country "whether we like it or not."... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said he wanted at least two police officers deployed in hotels used as Covid-19 quarantine facilities to prevent ... Read full article
MANILA – A lawmaker on Tuesday said the new department dedicated to serving migrant Filipinos will streamline and speed up services for the country's overseas workers, especially those in distress.... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to the Roman Catholic Church to suspend the physical masses, including the traditional Traslacion procession and mass for the Black Nazarene amid the spike of Covid-19 cases in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced that he is in isolation again after being exposed to four persons in his household who contracted the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said those who refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19 should just “stay home” or risk getting jailed and arrested.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Tourism (DOT) has suspended the accreditation of a Makati hotel and revoked its permit as a multiple-use hotel for its failure to stop a guest from breaking quarantine rules. ... Read full article
MANILA – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Gen. Dionardo Carlos, on Tuesday night directed police units to intensify the deployment of personnel to public places after the country was again classified as "high-risk" for the coronavirus disease ... Read full article