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New Zealand reopens borders to Filipinos

New Zealand has reopened its borders to international travelers, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March 2020.

‘Habagat’ continues to bring rains across Luzon Tuesday

The southwest monsoon or habagat will continue to cause rains over parts of Luzon, the weather bureau said Tuesday.

Poll workers will continue to receive support despite veto: PBBM

Poll workers, most of them public school teachers, will continue to receive support from the government despite the veto on a bill seeking tax exemptions to their honoraria, allowances, and other benefits, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Monday, Aug. 1.

Senate adopts reso expressing sincere condolences on FVR passing

The Senate on Monday, Aug. 1, unanimously approved a resolution expressing their sympathy and sincere condolences on the death of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos, the 12th President of the Republic of the Philippines.

Senate elects new Sergeant-at-arms

The Senate has elected retired Army Lt. General Roberto Ancan, a bemedalled army official, as the new chief of the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms (OSSA).

PNRI chief backs Marcos’ push to use nuclear energy for ‘energy security’

The Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI) expressed support for the current administration’s plan to utilize nuclear energy to expand the country’s energy resources to meet the growing energy demand and lower electricity costs.

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