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PH sees close to 4,000 new Covid-19 cases—DOH
The Philippines reported a total of 3,996 new Covid infections on Saturday, July 30.
The new cases brought the number of active cases across the country to 33,509, as shown in the Department of Health’s (DOH) Covid-19 tracker.
In the past 14 days, Metro Manila logged the most number of new cases with 13,837; Calabarzon with 9,069; Central Luzon with 4,273; Western Visayas with 2,482; and Central Visayas with 1,725.
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Angono folks turn out in full force to root for Herlene Budol
Fans of Binibining Pilipinas No. 8 candidate, Herlene Nicole Budol from Angono, Rizal, turned out in full force at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City on Sunday, July 31, to root for their fellow Angono resident. who ended up as first-runnerup.
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LOOK: Leni Robredo shares old family photo with ‘personal friend’ Fidel Ramos
Former vice president Leni Robredo’s relationship with former president Fidel V. Ramos went beyond the realm of politics as she remembered him as a “personal friend” who had always supported her political endeavors.
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UN force admits deadly shooting at DR Congo border post
BENI, Dr Congo — UN chief Antonio Guterres said he was “outraged” after two people were killed and several others injured when UN peacekeepers opened fire during an incident in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on the Uganda border on Sunday.
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Magnitude 5.1 aftershock jolts Abra, nearby provinces
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has recorded a 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Abra province early Monday morning, August 1.
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Rescuers face renewed rain as Kentucky flood death toll hits 28
JACKSON, United States — Rescuers in Kentucky are taking the search effort door-to-door in worsening weather conditions as they brace for a long and grueling effort to locate victims of flooding that devastated the state’s east, the governor said Sunday.
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Russia says US, NATO ‘main threats’ to national security
SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia — The United States’ quest to dominate the oceans and NATO’s expansion are the biggest threats facing Russia, according to a new Russian naval doctrine signed by President Vladimir Putin on Sunday.
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Biden again tests positive for Covid but ‘continues to feel well’: doctor
WASHINGTON, United States — Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday for a second straight day but “continues to feel well,” the US president’s physician said.
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PH flags to fly at half-mast in DepEd offices, schools to honor FVR
The Department of Education (DepEd) has directed its offices as well as schools nationwide to ensure that Philippine flags are flown at half-mast in honor of former president Fidel V. Ramos (FVR).
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P500-B yearly recovery fund sought in Villafuerte-authored House bill
Camarines Sur-based congressmen are batting for a three-year Covid-19 pandemic recovery program would allow the release of P500 billion each year as a form of economic stimulus.
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Taguig mayor says FVR a blessing to PH
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano thanked former President Fidel V. Ramos, who passed away on July 31 at the age of 94, for his service to the country.
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Solon says National Building Code must be repealed; here’s why
Saying that the Philippines has long been using an “obsolete law”, Bulacan 6th district Rep. Salvador Pleyto Sr. has called for the repeal of the National Building Code.
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From a son of Pangasinan to another: Toff hails FVR, a close family friend
A close friend of the family.
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‘He was the first’–Legarda reveals FVR first urged her to run for senator
“He was the first to bring forth the idea for me to run for the Senate, when I was 37 years old. I owe him much. The Filipino people mourn his passing.”