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Duterte Rejects Metro Manila Lockdown Despite Rising Coronavirus Cases

President Rodrigo Duterte rejected the proposed Metro Manila lockdown despite a rise in cases of novel coronavirus in the country.

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Published on 10/03/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, News and Events, Politics
Tags: COVID-19, Duterte, Manila

Lanao Del Sur Pilots Coffee Bean Farming In The Province

This is part of the Marawi Response Project, which has a long-term goal of making Lanao del Sur one of the agricultural hubs of Mindanao

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Published on 05/03/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Food and Dining, News and Events
Tags: Coffee, government, Lanao, Marawi

Press Freedom 'very Much Alive' In Ph

Media outlets in the Philippines currently enjoy press freedom under the watch of President Rodrigo Duterte, Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said Tuesday.

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, Legal, Politics, Society
Tags: Duterte, Freedom of the Press, press

Last Mile: Honda Workers Fight For A Dignified Ending

On Saturday, Honda’s company headquarters in Japan said it would close the plant in the Philippines, an announcement that stunned everyone—the government, the public and its more than 380 workers.

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, News and Events
Tags: country, Global, Honda, Market, production, Workers, working

Ph Farmers Harvest 1St Export-Grade Batch Of Edamame For Japan

A group of farmers in Cabanatuan City made history on Tuesday with its harvest of the country’s first commercial crop of edamame, or young soybean, which could open fresh opportunities for local producers and traders to penetrate a foreign market.

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Business, News and Events, People
Tags: export, farmers, harvest, Japan, Market

Tagalag Fishing Village No Longer Valenzuela's 'best Kept Secret'

Even though Elmar Cruz had been fishing for 28 years in Manila Bay to feed his family of six, he did not think twice about waking up before sunrise on his rest day to go to the unveiling of Valenzuela City’s “best kept secret.”

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Recreation, Society, Travel
Tags: fishing

259 Houses Razed In Cebu City Blaze

An early evening fire in Barangay Suba, Cebu City displaced hundreds of families after it razed 259 houses in a residential area in Sitio Santo Niño, Barangay Suba, Cebu City at past 7 p.m. of Wednesday, February 26, 2020.

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, News and Events
Tags: Cebu, Cebu City, Department, Fire

Cops To Stop Marijuana Cultivators In Mountain Brgys With Bamboo

Police are planning to use bamboo plants to prevent marijuana cultivators from replanting marijuana plants in the mountain barangays of Cebu City.

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Published on 27/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Legal, News and Events
Tags: marijuana, Police

Philippines Coronavirus Patient Has Recovered, Authorities Say

Woman, 38, who travelled with the only victim to die outside China and Hong Kong, is no longer infectious, says doctor

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Published on 09/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Health, People, Society
Tags: Corona virus

Filipinos Urged To Support Local Tourism Amid Temporary Ban On Travel From China

Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged the public to explore the country this year rather than go on a trip abroad, as he noted what he said could be the economic impact of the temporary ban on travelers from China and its special administrative regions on the Philippines’ tourism sector.

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Published on 09/02/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Entertainment, Recreation, Travel
Tags: China, country

Businesses Heeding 30-Meter Beach Easement Rule In Boracay

Business operators and other stakeholders in Boracay Island are up in arms over the planned operation of a bar that would not only violate a rule for establishments to be at least 30 meters away from the beach but would be right smack in the middle of the water.

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Published on 25/01/2020 by Papagei
Categories: Business
Tags: bar, Boracay, Water

Alert Level 3 Up As Taal Volcano Spews Kilometer-High Ash Column

Phivolcs says the Taal Volcano's main crater 'has escalated its eruptive activity' as of 4 pm on Sunday, January 12

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Published on 12/01/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Communities, Environment, News and Events
Tags: Taal, Volcano

Philippines Makes Visa Upon Arrival 30 Days Only For Chinese Tourists

The amendment also prohibits conversion of the VUA to other types, such as work visas

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Published on 12/01/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, News and Events, Politics, Travel
Tags: Chinese, Philippines, tourists, visa

Bi Intercepts 3 Women In Naia Bound For Hk To Work As Bar Girls

Operatives of the Bureau of Immigration (BI) at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (Naia) have foiled another human trafficking attempt after they intercepted three women who were allegedly recruited to work as bar girls in Hong Kong.

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Published on 12/01/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Legal, News and Events
Tags: women

Women Are The Future Of Philly's Food Scene

Traditionally, historically (and for all the wrong reasons), professional kitchens have been a man’s game. But times change, and so has the industry. Now, women restaurateurs, chefs, front-of-the-house pros and food artisans are reimagining the way we eat. Here’s how they’re navigating the food scene. And here’s how they’re making an impact.

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Published on 12/01/2020 by Puerto Parrot
Categories: Culture, Food and Dining, People, Society
Tags: Asian, Chef, Chicken, Dining, group, industry, Menu, Pork, restaurant, scene, Woman, women, work