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SC modifies quarantine rules for judiciary THE Supreme Court (SC) on Monday made an adjustment with the operations of the judiciary in view of the imposition of the modified enhanced community quarantine in the National Capital Region. Under Administrative Circular 42-2020 signed by Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta, the courts “shall be physically closed” and “all inquiries on cases or transactions, including […]
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Duterte: No joining of naval drills in WPS PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has a “standing order” to the defense and military establishments not to be involved in naval exercises being conducted on the hotly disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea or WPS, except for drills being done within the Philippines’ 12-nautical mile distance, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday He told reporters in […]
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Just a ‘short detour’ As the government granted the exhausted medical frontliners’ request for a “timeout,” it also pushed the pause button on the gradual return of the PBA and other professional leagues.
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Obiena 2nd behind Olympic champ Tokyo-bound EJ Obiena showed he can compete with the best in the world as he snared a silver medal behind Olympic champion Thiago Braz of Brazil in the 13th Triveneto International Meeting done online yesterday.
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Golf courses unplayable under MECQ Golfers in at least five areas, including the NCR, will miss the fairways for the next two weeks as President Duterte placed Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Bulacan back under the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine starting today.
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Will PBA testing be postponed? It wasn’t easy to nail down a schedule for nine of the 12 PBA teams to line up for COVID-19 swab testing at the Makati Medical Center because of the long queues but somehow, the pro league got it done.
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Moody’s Analytics: Philippine economy likely contracted 8% in Q2 Moody’s Analytics said the Philippine economy may book a deeper contraction of eight percent in the second quarter of the year from 0.2 percent in the first quarter due to the containment measures against the deadly coronavirus disease 2019.
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T-bills fetch lower rates Short-term government securities continued to fetch lower rates across-the-board amid strong liquidity in the financial system, according to the Bureau of the Treasury.
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PSEi plunges as NCR returns to stricter quarantine Market investors were spooked yesterday after President Duterte decided to put Metro Manila and nearby areas back to modified enhanced community quarantine as a response to the plea of health workers.
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Phoenix Petroleum sets P7 billion CP issue Listed independent oil player Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. is planning to issue new commercial papers of up to P7 billion.
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Manila adopts skeletal workforce Manila Mayor Isko Moreno yesterday ordered offices and departments of the city hall to adopt alternative work arrangements as Metro Manila reverted to the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine or MECQ beginning today.
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Caloocan precinct chief held for extortion The commander of the Caloocan City police community precinct 10 was apprehended yesterday for alleged extortion.
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PCSO cancels lotto games The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office canceled the scheduled resumption today of lotto games in areas placed under modified enhanced community quarantine.
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227 Army recruits take oath A group of 227 Army recruits took their oath and vowed to uphold peace in Mindanao during a ceremony in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao on Sunday.
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LGU flagged over vehicle purchase The Commission on Audit has flagged the provincial government of Negros Oriental for using P5.67 million of its calamity fund to purchase three sport utility vehicles, which ended up as service cars of politicians.
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Hotels reject OFWs for quarantine stay Some hotels and inns in this city are refusing to accommodate returning overseas Filipino workers for quarantine due to the failure of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration to pay for the services extended to the OFWs.
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DOJ summons cops in Sulu shooting The Department of Justice yesterday sent out subpoenas for the nine policemen and three police officials tagged in the killing of four Philippine Army intelligence agents in Jolo, Sulu.
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Church ends 21 days of prayer for healing The Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan will conclude the 21 days of prayer for national healing with a mass tomorrow.
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Factory activity declines anew in July Manufacturing conditions declined anew in July after recovering in June, bucking expectations that output and demand will recover steadily as community quarantine restrictions are loosened.
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Diokno: Shift to MECQ has limited economic impact The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said the reimposition of a stricter lockdown for 15 days would have limited impact on the country’s economy that is being battered by the novel coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.
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Government must solve Philippines internet problems — Rio Solving the country’s internet woes and improving telco services is now in the hands of the government, former Department of Information and Communications Technology undersecretary Eliseo Rio said.
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Barangays as the first line of defense As Metro Manila, Laguna, Cavite, Rizal, and Bulacan slide back to a modified enhanced community quarantine mode from today until Aug. 18, the more important issues that remain outstanding must be immediately addressed. Let’s not waste the next 15 days.
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The travails of BIR form no. 1709 Finally, on July 29 the Bureau of Internal Revenue issued the much-awaited Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 76-2020 to clarify issues on the filing of BIR form no. 1709.
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SM Prime incurs 46% drop in H1 net income SM Prime Holdings Inc. (SM Prime), the Sy-owned property developer, posted a first half net income of P10.4 billion, down 46 percent.

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