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Trillanes to run for President if VP Robredo decided to exit politics

Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV to run for President if VP Robredo will not run for the highest position in the country, by 12 noon of October 8th. That’s what the former senator announced on his twitter account Monday, Sept. 27th. Tuloy ang pag tulak natin kay VP Leni to run for President. Kung tumuloy sya, ipanalo natin sya. Pero kung di pa rin sya makapagdesisyon by 12nn of Oct 8, tuloy na po ako…

Lifting of travel restrictions take effect today, Sept. 6th, 2021

The lifting of travel restrictions for 10 countries, which President Rodrigo Duterte approves last Sept. 4, 2021. The 10 countries are; India Pakistan Bangladesh Sri Lanka Nepal United Arab Emirates Oman Thailand Malaysia Indonesia The removal of the travel restrictions is approved even though the number of confirmed covid-19 cases have surge passed 20,000 per day. You can read the official statement released by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) here.

1Sambayan’s response to Duterte’s VP bid for 2022 election

1Sambayan, the opposition coalition that’s compose of former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, SC Justice Antonio Carpio and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Del Rosario, to name a few, just release their statement regarding the acceptance of Pres. Duterte for his Vice President nomination by PDP-Laban party. Here the gist of their statement; It shows a clear mockery of our Constitution and democratic process. Obviously, this is driven by fear of accountability both from ICC and…

President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president in the 2022 elections

In his weekly recorded public address, President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed that he will run for the second highest office in the country after serving as the top official in the country this coming 2022 election. PDP-Laban: President Duterte "agreed to make the sacrifice and heed the clamor of the people…" #Halalan2022 | via @sherieanntorres pic.twitter.com/ypNeFoUtBi — ABS-CBN News (@ABSCBNNews) August 24, 2021 It was previously reported that Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is only running for…

Former President Benigno Aquino III passed away at 61

Former President Benigno Aquino III has died at the age of 61, according to a family member who wants to remain anonymous. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is the 15th president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. After his Presidency ended, Noynoy, a known smoker, have been private and out of the public-eye. According to a reports by Rappler, “Aquino had been suffering from various illnesses since 2019. He had been undergoing dialysis for at…

DoH: Philippines COVID-19 Updates April 8, 2021

Here’s the latest COVID-19 Update from Department of Health (DoH). As of 4:00 PM, Today, April 8, 2021; – 9,216 confirmed case – 598 recovered – 60 death In total, there are 828,366 confirmed cases and 646,968 recovered from the virus. DoH reported that there were 14,119 deaths and currently have 167,279 active cases. You can go to https://doh.gov.ph/covid19tracker, for a more details. Sa kabuuang bilang ng mga naitalang kaso sa bansa, 20.2% (167,279) ang…

Office of the Vice President announces BAHAYanihan, an initiative to build safer homes for families rising from the recent typhoons

Vice President Leni Robredo just announce the launching of BAHAYanihan, an Office of the Vice President (OVP) initiative which aims to build safer homes for families rising from the recent typhoons. The team OVP and its partners will kickoff BAHAYanihan in Guinobatan, Albay, to help the families who lost their houses to the lahar flow during Super Typhoon Rolly. Together with our partners, we are moving to the next phase of assisting communities affected by…

Know which areas in the Philippines that will be under ECQ, GCQ and MGCQ

As of July 17, 2020, Metro Manila and areas listed below will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) until June 30. It is still unclear if they will automatically be downgraded to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Cebu City was reverted back to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ),the strictest level of lockdown, last June 16. The rest of the country has been downgraded to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). Provinces that will be under GCQ until…

Philippines crosses the 27k mark for the confirmed coronavirus cases

There are now more than 27 thousands confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, this was confirmed by the Department of Health (DoH) on Wednesday, June 17. DoH reports that there were 457 new cases on Wednesday, making the total confirmed cases to 27,238. Out of those 27K, 268 recovered on Wednesday, raising the total number of recoveries to 6,820. Then there were 5 new deaths on Wednesday, making the total death toll to 1,108. For…

PhilHealth premiums for OFW is only voluntary for the duration of the pandemic

Even though it was reported that President Duterte directs PhilHealth to make the payment of premiums voluntary for OFWs, it appears that this only true during the COVID-19 pandemic but R.A. 11223 a.k.a. Universal Health Care Act of 2019 will still be enforced once the country is in the clear. PhilHealth did reiterates that the Universal Health Care Act of 2019 is “pending amendments of the Law, if any, by the Congress of the Republic…

Watch the meeting of President Duterte and IATF-EID on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic (5/25/2020).

If you missed the live broadcast, then you can rewatch the meeting between President Duterte and IATF-EID, as they talked about the next course of action on how to tackle the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the Philippines. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte talks to his ‘kababayans’ after presiding over the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) meeting where they discussed the latest updates on the government’s efforts and programs…

Some details about Republic Act 11223 or popularly known as the Universal Health Care Law

Since Republic Act 11223 or the Universal Health Care Law is the talk of the town, I decided to dig a little deeper to find somethings about the controversial law that are not being covered the media. From 2.75%, “Premium Contributors” will need to contribute up to 5% of their monthly salary by 2024. The Republic Act 11223 is the consolidation of Senate Bill 1896 at House Bill 5784. Here are the Authors/contributors of Senate…