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Former Las Piñas mayor passes away at 74

Former Las Piñas mayor Verge “Nene” Aguilar passed away on Friday (Aug. 20) at the age of 74 as confirmed by the City of Las Piñas Facebook page.

Marikina City reaches 94% vaccination rate of eligible population

Marikina City announced on Thursday (Aug. 19) that it has vaccinated 94% of its eligible population. In a public briefing, Marikina City Mayor Marcy Teodoro said 315,276 out of 336,195 individuals eligible...

PNP logs over 100-K health protocol violators in NCR amid ECQ

The Philippine National Police (PNP) logged over 108,000 health protocol violators within 12 days of the implementation of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Bello: Extending ECQ can hamper worker, business recovery

Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III said an extension of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in the National Capital Region (NCR) would not further help the economic frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bodies found in abandoned building in Cebu City

Around 16 cadavers were found on the floor and inside several food freezers in an abandoned building in Barangay Basak, San Nicolas, Cebu City on Tuesday (Aug. 17). Three of the bodies...

P4.2-M worth of COVID-19 test kits seized from illegal online sellers

About P4.2 million worth of COVID-19 rapid test kits were confiscated from online sellers in Pasig City on Tuesday (Aug. 17).

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