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Duterte signs law sustaining benefits to healthcare workers in health emergencies
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a measure granting mandatory continuing benefits to healthcare workers during public health emergencies, including the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Addressing Davao City’s flooding problem: Kanan wants to build a dam, Maglana wants to work with nature
Different approaches in addressing the flooding problem in the city were among major issues discussed during a forum initiated by the Archdiocese of Davao for congressional candidates, one suggesting the building of a dam upstream and “river walls” to block the river flow, the other saying the problem will not be addressed by constructing infrastructure that would try to control the rivers.
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2 senior officials recommended as acting PNP chief
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has recommended to President Rodrigo Dutere two senior police officials to take over from Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Dionardo Carlos upon his retirement on May 8.
Inquirer
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Comelec: COVID-19 patients must stay at home on May 9, symptomatics with no confirmed result can still vote
COVID-19 patients must not go out of their homes or isolation facilities on May 9, but those who may be feeling symptoms with no confirmed positive result can still proceed to their polling places, the Commission on Elections clarified on Friday.
CNN Philippines
DILG wants poll-related complaints resolved before May 9
From alleged vote buying and use of government resources for campaigns, Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año hopes the Commission on Election (Comelec) resolves complaints on election offenses before May 9.
Inquirer
Comelec’s Bulay seeks to relieve Jimenez as spokesman amid debate fiasco
James Jimenez and his subordinate were the Comelec's point persons in its bungled partnership with Impact Hub Manila, whose chief executive officer issued repeated bounced checks to debate venue partner Sofitel
Rappler
Comelec commissioner wants directors Jimenez, Arabe temporarily relieved from media relations duties
Two media relations officials of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) were recommended to be relieved over the canceled presidential and vice presidential debates
CNN Philippines
National elections
Maglana, independent House bet in Davao, to push for magna carta on informal economy
A magna carta on informal economy is needed to protect workers belonging to this sector and give local residents access to better opportunities instead of make them rely on “ayuda” or cash aid, Maria Victoria “Mags” Maglana, a respected development worker who is running as an independent candidate for representative of the city’s 1st District, said.
Mindanews
Govs reassure Marcos of big win
The governors of Cavite, Laguna, Antique, Negros Occidental, Zamboange del Norte,and Southern Leyte all told presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos the same thing: He will win in their respective provinces on May 9, and he will win big.
Manila Bulletin
Pacquiao eyes creation of Department of Youth Education
Aspiring president Senator Manny Pacquiao is considering creating an agency for the youth, to be named Department of Youth Education, if he wins in the upcoming elections. Pacquiao said Thursday the said department will be the only agency dedicated to address the vital needs of the Filipino youth and help them prepare for a better future.
Manila Bulletin
Robredo to skip Comelec's panel interview; challenges Marcos to a debate
Aspiring president Vice President Leni Robredo will skip the Comelec-KBP Pilipinas Forum 2022 but she challenged fellow presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to a debate.
Manila Bulletin
Local elections
On May 9, only 1 candidate will lose in Sarangani town
Only eleven candidates are vying for local positions in this quaint town in Sarangani Province’s western end in the May 9 general elections.
Mindanews | Rappler
Duterte brothers, partymates absent in Archdiocesan election forum
Rodrigo Roa Duterte did not shun debates and election forums when he campaigned for the Presidency in 2016. His three children running for various posts, have been shying away from these in their 2022 election campaigns.
Mindanews
Incidents
Zamboanga Sibugay steps up security as gunmen kill councilor
The killing comes just days after the Comelec in Zamboanga Sibugay said authorities were looking into information about an armed group that supposedly arrived in the province two weeks before the elections
Rappler
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Pacquiao wants speedy resolution of De Lima cases
Presidential candidate Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday called for the immediate resolution of the drug charges filed against Senator Leila de Lima, saying those cases have “dragged on for so long.”
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