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After claiming that Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle was kicked out as archbishop of Manila for “politicking,” Malacanang is now "thanking” him for the recognition his recent Vatican appointments has brought to the country.

There has been no new announcement about an ECQ extension from authorities.

It's a recycled story from December 2019.

It cherry-picks eight of 13 senators who authored the Universal Health Care Law.

The Philippines was re-elected in 2018.

The National Telecommunications Commission did a 180-degree turn when it issued a cease and desist order against media network ABS-CBN from continuing its broadcast operations beyond the expiration of its franchise on May 4.

Without context, the posts mislead readers into thinking that it is a recent article.

Adding fuel to calls for the nonrenewal of ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise, former broadcaster Jay Sonza published as true a satirical post claiming the network reported that senior citizens would be allowed to go out of their house under the general community quarantine (GCQ) only "if they are accompanied by their parents."

They were published in June 2019.

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As the pharmaceutical industry races to find treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), President Rodrigo Duterte has guaranteed that he will lift quarantine measures in the country once a “cure” is out in the market.

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Watch this video to see how the president’s statements on declaring martial law evolved.

She has shown "proof of life" on Instagram.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has downplayed the Feb. 17 incident in which a Chinese warship aimed a radar gun on a Philippine navy ship within Philippine waters, contradicting an earlier statement of the military.

It's going to be done online.

The photos were taken in Venezuela over a year ago.

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The report is over five years old.

The amount is meant for loans to small businesses.

The drug remains to be unregistered at the FDA as of April 28.

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He made no mention of it in his hour-long address.