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Three senior police officials promoted to key PNP posts

(Eagle News) –Philippine National Police Guillermo Eleazar has designated three senior police officials to key PNP posts. The PNP said Police Brigadier General Oliver A. Enmodias now heads the Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG), the PNP operating unit tasked to implement the PNP internal disciplinary policy against irregularities, corruption and abuse by police personnel. Enmodias was the second-in-command in the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) as the deputy director for administration. He replaced […]

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Pres. Duterte meets with Pacquiao in Palace; “people’s interest, Mindanao dev’t” discussed

Sen. Go says Pacquiao’s camp sought meeting, calls it a “renewal of friendship” (Eagle News) — (Eagle News) – Presidential aspirant and senator Manny Pacquiao sought a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte which materialized on Nov. 9 in Malacanang where both leaders discussed “matters related to (the) people’s interest and Mindanao development.” Pacquiao described the meeting with President Duterte as a “meeting between national leaders” to promote further the interest of the nation and the […]

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PH total active cases dip to below 30k, COVID positivity rate down to just 4.3 percent

Percentage of total active cases down to just 1 percent of total cases, new record-low since the pandemic   (Eagle News) – Total active COVID-19 cases in the Philippines went down further to just 29,138 on Wednesday, Nov. 10, equivalent to just 1 percent of total cases, a new record-low since the pandemic. The COVID positivity rate also went down to 4.3 percent. The nearest to this was figure was posted on Feb. 1 this […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases rise to 2,809,311

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,809,311 after the Department of Health reported 2,646 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 29138 were active. Of these, 60.8 percent were mild, 7 percent were asymptomatic, 4.4 percent were critical, 10.4 percent were severe, and 17.36 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2735508 with the addition of 4029 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 44665 with the 99 […]

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Former PNP spokesperson Dionardo Carlos is PHL’s next police chief

(Eagle News) — Former Philippine National Police Spokesperson Dionardo Carlos is the next PNP chief. Carlos will replace Police General Guillermo Eleazar, who will retire on November 13 after reaching the mandatory age of retirement. “We are confident that General Carlos will continue making the PNP a professional, capable and reform-oriented organization that we envision it to be,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said. “We wish General Carlos all the best as the new PNP Chief,” […]

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Pres. Duterte tells Comelec to think of space, modality for candidates to campaign amid new normal

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to provide for a space or modality that would give candidates for national and local elections a chance to campaign and reach to the people amid the new normal. Duterte, in his latest “Talk To the People” on Tuesday, Nov. 9, said that the Comelec should come out with a venue whatever modality that could be for candidates to be able to […]

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Sen. Go tells public of possible “changes” in his VP bid, says he will respect party decision

Says he will follow final decision of Pres. Duterte, PDP Laban which will be announced in the next few days   (Eagle News) – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, the vice-presidential candidate of the ruling party Partido Demokratikong Pilipino, hinted at possible “changes” in his plans for the 2022 national elections. He made this statement after presidential daughter, Davao City mayor Sara Duterte Carpio, withdrew her candidacy for the local elections on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. […]

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Justice Secretary Guevarra taken to hospital, now “okay” but under observation: DOJ official

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra was taken to a hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 9, and is under observation. “He was not feeling well this morning,” Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said in a statement. He said that while the Justice secretary, who is 67 years old, was “okay now,” he will still undergo “routine tests.” Guevarra later told reporters he “had breathing and fatigue problems the past few weeks” before he was brought to […]

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PHL COVID-19 tally rises to 2,806,694

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,806,694 after the Department of Health reported 1,409 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 30,544 were active. Of these, 60.7 percent were mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 4.2 percent critical, 10 percent were severe, and 17.05 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,731,583, with the addition of 2,941 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 44567 with the addition of 46 […]

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PHL economic managers’ full statement on strong 3rd quarter performance of PHL economy this 2021

(Eagle News) — Below is the full joint statement of the economic managers of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte on the Philippine Economic Performance of the Third Quarter of 2021 issued on Nov. 9, 2021 President Duterte’s economic managers include Socio-Economic Planning and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Karl Kendrick T. Chua, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, and Budget And Management Officer-In-Charge Tina Rose Marie L. Canda ===================================================== Colleagues in government, friends […]

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Sara Duterte withdraws bid for Davao City mayoralty post as Nov. 15 substitution deadline nears

  (Eagle News) – Davao City mayor Sara Duterte withdrew her candidacy for the mayoralty race in Davao City on Tuesday, Nov.9, a few days before the Nov. 15 deadline for substitution of candidacies for the 2022 national and local elections. In a Facebook post, the presidential daughter said she would no longer seek reelection as Davao City mayor, and that she would be substituted by her brother, Vice-Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte who would be […]

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Philippine economic growth beats forecasts in third quarter

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, the government said Tuesday, as a rebound in consumer spending overcame pandemic lockdowns and other restrictions to rein in the fast-spreading Covid delta variant. Gross domestic product expanded 7.1 percent, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority, better than the 4.9 percent predicted in a Bloomberg survey and following a blockbuster 12 percent rate in the previous three months. The […]

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