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Senators lambaste AMLC for slow action on money laundering cases

Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday has described   as "bureaucracy at its worst form" the failure of the  Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to act swiftly...

Drilon to Pagcor: ‘Why are we so in love with POGOs?’

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon lambasted the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for pushing for the continued operations of Philippine offshore gaming operations...

US$37 million pledged by USAID to fight against COVID-19

The U.S. Government has announced  a commitment of US$37 million in financing from the Emergency Reserve Fund for Contagious Infectious Diseases at the U.S....

Travel restrictions for Korea relaxed—Duque

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has  said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) opted to relax the travel...

US$447 million or P22.69 billion, passed through the Bureau of Customs (BOC), laundered by POGOs

A staggering  amount  of US$447 million or P22.69 billion, that passed through the Bureau of Customs (BOC), was laundered into the country by 47...

Task force recommends travel ban to South Korea, other provinces

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) recommended  to impose travel restrictions for passengers from North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea including Daegu...

PH imposes travel ban on South Korean province due to COVID-19

The Philippines has imposed a travel ban  on parts of South Korea and barred Filipino tourists from going to the East Asian nation due...

Filipinos repatriated from COVID-19-stricken cruise ship in Japan, no signs of the disease—DOH

All Filipinos repatriated from the deadly  coronavirus disease (COVID-19) -stricken cruise ship in Japan has not shown any symptom of the disease so far,...

Philippines to lose 1.2 million Chinese visitors this year due to COVID-19

  The Philippines stands to lose up to 1.2 million Chinese visitors this year due to the coronavirus disease  2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, Deputy Speaker and...