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File photoon datedA4) July 27, 2016 shows President Duterte during a National Security Council meeting attended by four former presidents (Story including (from left) Joseph Estrada, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Fidel V. Ramos and Benigno Aquino III. Presidential Spokesman Harry
SWS POLLS 95 PERCENT OF PINOY RESPONDENTS HOPEFUL TO FACE 2023 CAAP closes some air routes, warns pilots of possible rocket debris drops
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Roque says Malacanang is inclined to ask the four ex-presidents to attend a meeting on issues besetting the West Philippine Sea. NSC file
By Joel E. Zurbano THE Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines on Friday issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) informing them about the closure of several area navigation (RNAV) routes in anticipation of possible
debris drops from the rocket launch by China. “Due to China's Long March 3B rocket that was launched yesterday afternoon (Dec. 29, 2022) from the Xichang Sattellite Launch Center in Xichang, Sichuan Next page
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Close watch on Chinese arrivals Quaratine protocols intensify amid dramatic surge of COVID in China
By Willie Casas
EALTH officials on Friday said they would intensify quarantine protocols in handling travelers from China as COVID-19 cases there continue to surge.
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. leads the commemoration of the 126th anniversary of the martyrdom of Dr. Jose Rizal at the Rizal Park in Manila on Friday. Rey Baniquet
In a statement, the Department of Health (DOH) said it has ordered the Bureau of Quarantine to heighten surveillance of all respiratory symptoms in travelers coming from China. Infected and symptomatic passengers should be reported during arrival, it said. The DOH issued the statement after
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. suggested requiring travelers from China to be tested for COVID-19. The DOH said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) was discussing last night the guidelines on border control for travelers from China. Next page
PBBM calls on Filipinos to emulate Rizal's virtues PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to continue to embody Dr. Jose Rizal’s virtues of excellence, patriotism, and perseverance as he led the 126th commemoration of the martyrdom of the national hero at the Rizal Park in Manila on Friday. Accompanied by his wife, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and their children – Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Ferdinand Alexander, William Vincent, and Joseph Simon – the President arrived at 6:45 a.m. and received military honors Next page
DOH pushes CDC bill, awaits lead on calamity state THE Department of Health on Friday urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to fast-track a measure in Congress creating the country's Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agency pressed for the swift passage of the bill after Marcos said he was "very hesitant" to extend the state of calamity for COVID-19. The DOH also said the country’s COVID-19 vaccination program would be affected if the state of calamity—which ends today, December 31—is not extended by the Chief Executive. In a message to reporters, the DOH said it already submitted recommendations to the President regarding the extension of the state of calamity due to COVID. "If the extension will not be approved, we can still continue with the COVID-19 vaccination program using existing doses considering their validity is hinged Next page
Fuel price hikes led by kerosene seen next week By Alena Mae S. Flores
SWS polls 95 percent of respondents hopeful to face 2023 NINETY-FIVE percent of adult Filipinos are entering the New Year with hope, according to the latest survey released by Social Weather Stations (SWS) on Friday. The poll was two percentage points
higher than the 93% recorded in 2021 and was also comparable to the pre-pandemic figure of 96% in 2019. Five percent of the 1,200 respondents said they would enter 2023 with fear,
down two points from 7% in 2020 and expected it to be sad, and 19% expected it 2021. to be neither happy nor sad. The survey, conducted from December "Hope for the coming New Year has 10 to 14, found 73% of adult Filipinos always been higher among those who expected Christmas to be happy, while 7% Next page
THE Department of Energy forecasts an increase in domestic pump prices of as much as P3.30 per liter effective Tuesday on increased global oil demand due to holiday travels and the European Union's ban on Russian oil products. DOE director for the Oil Industry Management Bureau Rodela Romero said kerosene is seen to go up by P3 to P3.30 per liter, diesel by P2.30 to P2.50 per liter, and gasoline by P2.10 to P2.20 per liter. Romero said the estimates are based only on the four-day trading and could still change. Next page
Speaker wishes nation greater New Year, vows House to lead
WELCOME SIGN. Residents
of Parola, Tondo in Manila take advantage of the low prices of products from the Kadiwa on Wheels of the Department of Agriculture (DA) and National Food Authority (NFA), where red onions were priced at just P170 per kilo compared to P720 plus in public markets. Norman Cruz
SPEAKER Martin G. Romualdez delivered his New Year's Message in a statement on Friday, wishing Filipinos a greater year than last and promising to lead the House of Representatives solidly behind President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s
legislative agenda. "The traditional midnight gathering of family and friends for the Media Noche as we countdown the minutes to welcome 2023—no matter
Speaker Martin Romualdez
Football legend Pele dies at 82, now eternal icon OBRIGADO, O REI. In this file photo taken on October 31, 1990, Pele acknowledges cheers from a crowd of spectators during a ceremony in Milan to celebrate his 50th birthday. He passed away Friday at the age of 82. AFP
SAO PAULO, Brazil—Brazil started three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. The death of "O Rei" (The King) triggered a wave of tributes from around Next page
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