Category: RP News
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STATEMENT ON ABS-CBN’S SPECIAL PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING
As announced earlier, ABS-CBN has stopped tapings of all teleseryes in compliance with the guidelines set by the government concerning the COVID-19 outbreak and for the safety of everyone involved. Cardo Dalisay and your other favorite teleserye characters will have to take a temporary break on ABS-CBN’s primetime block. Starting 16 March 2020, we are…
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ABS-CBN CONDUCTS CLEAN-UP DRIVES, GIVES AWAY LIGTAS BAGS FOR TAAL VICTIMS
The status of Taal Volcano is down to Alert Level 2 but Kapamilya love continues to be felt by displaced families through ABS-CBN’s “Tulong-Tulong sa Taal” public service campaign. The Kapamilya network has united with various groups for clean-up drives done in Agoncillo and Tanauan in Batangas, relief operations, and distribution of Ligtas Bags with…
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Gov’t urged to cut fees, ease rules on trade: For quick rebound from COVID
The government should implement measures that would streamline processes to facilitate trade, as well as reduce transactions costs, amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak to ensure a quick rebound of the country’s external sector, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. “The government should further intensify its trade efforts to minimize the impact…
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Sotto orders lockdown as 2 senators go on self-quarantine over Covid-19 fears
SENATORS Sherwin Gatchalian and Maria Lourdes “Nancy” Binay have opted to self-quarantine after they were exposed to a male individual who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Meanwhile, Senate President Vicente Sotto 3rd has ordered a lockdown of the Senate building to disinfect it as all public hearings have been canceled. “Lockdown na muna…
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‘Isko’ to ‘self-quarantine’ after returning from virus-hit London
MANILA Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced on Wednesday night that he would undergo self-quarantine after his business trip in London as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). Domagoso said he would stay in his office at Manila City Hall and limit his interaction with others. “I just submitted myself to be…
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Manila’s Arroceros Park declared permanent forest park
MANILA – Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Tuesday signed an ordinance to declare Arroceros Park, dubbed as the last lung of Manila, as a permanent forest park. Domagoso signed Ordinance No. 8607, declaring the piece of land along Arroceros Street, formerly known as “DECS property,” as a permanent forest park. Dubbed as the…
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FCCHS Taal Fundraiser a Huge Success
Last January 12, 2020, the Philippines was hit with another natural disaster, this time in Taal, Batangas, as Taal Volcano awoke with rage. Families and homes in Batangas and the neighboring towns of Tagaytay City and other towns in Cavite were destroyed and devastated, covered in ashfall and other debris, and crumbled under the weight…
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Filipino archbishop requests abstinence from applause during Mass
Dagupan, Philippines – In a pastoral letter anticipating the beginning of Lent on Wednesday, Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has asked that the faithful not clap in church, either during or after Mass. “The season of Lent has a somber purple color. It has a sober and calm aura. The altar decors are restrained. The…
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Jawo leads Pinoys’ return to ’68 Games
The Philippines’ 49-athlete contingent, sent to carry the country’s colors in the first Olympic Games held in Latin America, failed to take advantage of the momentum of featherweight boxer Anthony Villanueva’s silver medal heroics four years back in Rome, returning home empty handed anew. This, despite the presence of future world weightlifting champion Salvador del…
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Duterte accepts ABS-CBN apology
Nandiyan na eh (It’s already there.) I accept the apology, of course,” Duterte told reporters Wednesday at Malacañang. But Duterte said ABS-CBN should just donate the remaining ₱2.6-million the network owes him for its failure to air his political advertisements during the 2016 election. Despite accepting the apology, Duterte was noncommittal on the renewal of…