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EDITORIAL - ‘Crime of the year’ In June last year, amid all the anomalies reported in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., President Duterte ordered Roy Ferrer to quit as acting PhilHealth president and CEO together with the entire board of the state insurer.
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What if vaccine isn’t here by December? What if President Duterte’s friend in Beijing fails to deliver before Christmas the anti-COVID vaccine envisioned as the main weapon of the government in fighting the coronavirus pandemic that has been surging with alarming severity lately?
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6,352 Last Tuesday, the Department of Health added 6,352 new cases to the country’s tally. That follows a week when new daily cases hovered around 5,000.
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The 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing Today is the 75th anniversary of the bombing of the city of Hiroshima, Japan.
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Coping, Part 2 A reader reacting to my Tuesday column on women’s lives under quarantine writes:
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2 Pinoys dead, 8 hurt in Beirut Two Filipina household service workers were killed, eight others were injured while two Filipinos were reported missing after a massive explosion hit Beirut, Lebanon on Tuesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said.
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ARTA: Automatic approval for telco towers after 7 days The Anti-Red Tape Authority is declaring the automatic approval of applications for building telecommunications towers with complete requirements and paid fees pending for more than seven days with local government units or national government agencies.
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OFWs recount horror Ursula Guira, a Filipina domestic helper injured in the explosion Tuesday in Beirut, narrated her ordeal with blood still dripping from her face after the blast.
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Go Negosyo, Makati launch pooled swab testing Private sector mass testing initiative Project Antibody Rapid test Kit has joined forces with Makati City for the pilot implementation of the pooled swab testing for COVID-19.
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Meralco meter reading to continue in MECQ areas Manila Electric Co. has assured its customers that business operations, including meter reading activities, would continue in areas placed under modified enhanced community quarantine
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MECQ effect on COVID-19 spread known in 2 weeks Although the government is sure of the adverse impact of the modified enhanced community quarantine on the economy, it might take another week or two before the government can assess the impact of the stricter quarantine on public health, a Malacañang official said yesterday.
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Doctors call for ‘demilitarized medical quarantine’ vs COVID-19 A group of doctors has called for reforms in the country’s response to COVID-19, saying there is a need for “demilitarized medical quarantine.”
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2 broadcast firms get 25-year franchise extension President Duterte has signed laws granting a 25-year extension to the franchises of two broadcasting firms weeks after a House panel denied ABS-CBN a franchise.
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‘Philippines likely to become Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 hot spot’ Amid rising numbers of COVID-19 cases in the country, the Philippines is likely to become Southeast Asia’s coronavirus hot spot, according to The Straits Times of Singapore.
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Quarantine strands 3.5 million Pinoy adults in July — SWS About 3.5 million adult Filipinos were stranded last month due to community quarantines, according to a recent mobile phone survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations.
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DPWH fast-tracks EAMC wards, ICU The Department of Public Works and Highways is speeding up the construction of additional wards and an intensive care unit (ICU) at the East Avenue Medical Center, DPWH Secretary Mark Villar said yesterday.
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Over 10,000 state workers infected with COVID-19 The Civil Service Commission has called on government agencies to strictly implement alternative work arrangements to limit physical interactions as the number of state workers infected with the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 has breached 10,000.
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BOC plans to auction off seized McLaren The Bureau of Customs is planning to auction off the limited-edition McLaren 620R super car that was confiscated on Monday at the Port of Manila, in a bid to raise funds for the government’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indian trader gunned down An Indian businessman was shot dead by an unidentified assailant in Quezon City yesterday.
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Flashfloods submerge villages Flashfloods spawned by heavy downpours that lasted six hours swept through dozens of villages in towns near the Liguasan Delta in this province on Tuesday.
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2 drug suspects slain in ‘shootouts’ Two suspected drug traffickers were killed in alleged shootouts in Bulacan and Laguna on Tuesday.
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Quakes rattle provinces Earthquakes hit different parts of the country on yesterday, but no damage or injuries were reported, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said.
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Government starts search for asymptomatics The government will conduct a house-to-house search for people who are infected with coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 but are not showing any symptoms.
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Baguio city hall closed for disinfection The city government of Baguio yesterday shut down the city hall for disinfection after three employees tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19.

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