Pia Garcia, CNN Philippines, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:24:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png Pia Garcia, CNN Philippines, Author at newswatchplus.ph https://www.newswatchplus.ph 32 32 What you need to know about the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2023/09/30/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-barangay-and-sangguniang-kabataan-elections/ Sat, 30 Sep 2023 10:44:32 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p= Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 30) — The country is in the thick of preparations for the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE) on October 30. Voters will elect new officials of 42,027 barangays across 82 provinces nationwide. The last time such polls were held was in 2018. RELATED: Over 65,000 PDLs may vote in

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]]> Comelec only regulating cost of content production, promotion for social media campaigning https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2019/03/29/comelec-only-regulating-cost-of-content-production-promotion-for-social-media-campaigning/ Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:29:54 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 29) – As the campaign period for local candiates begins Friday, the country’s poll body again reminds those running for office about the rules they should follow. Speaking to CNN Philippines New Day Friday, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Spokesperson James Jimenez pointed out what they were looking out for, specifically

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]]> Former DOH Secretary ready to face probe on dengue vaccine https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/12/04/former-doh-secretary-ready-to-face-probe-on-dengue-vaccine/ Mon, 04 Dec 2017 19:13:47 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (File photo) Former Health Secretary Janette Garin

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]]> AFP: No more Maute stragglers in Marawi https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/11/16/afp-no-more-maute-stragglers-in-marawi/ Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:15:17 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 16) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said they believe there are no more Maute stragglers in Marawi City due to the lack of fighting between both sides for the past few weeks. On Thursday, AFP Pubic Affairs Chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said he spoke with Joint Task

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]]> Duterte invites India to invest in PH medicine, cars https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/11/14/duterte-invites-india-to-invest-in-ph-medicine-cars/ Tue, 14 Nov 2017 19:54:00 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= President Rodrigo Duterte (right) meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the ASEAN Summit in November 2017.

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]]> PH to buy arms from Russia to combat terrorism https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/11/12/ph-to-buy-arms-from-russia-to-combat-terrorism/ Sun, 12 Nov 2017 07:54:12 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (File photo)

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]]> Grab imposes price surge limit amid Uber suspension https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/08/15/grab-imposes-price-surge-limit-amid-uber-suspension/ Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:12:23 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 15) — A Transport Network Company (TNC) offers commuters a respite after the suspension of Uber. In a briefing this afternoon, Brian Cu, country head of Grab, said, “The surge has been capped at 1.4x.” This number, he said, is below the 2x cap the Land Transportation and Franchise Regulatory

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]]> Resorts World gunman’s parents: It’s hard to accept what our son did https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/06/04/resorts-world-gunmans-parents-its-hard-to-accept-what-our-son-did/ Sun, 04 Jun 2017 17:30:41 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= The parents of the deadly Resorts World Manila attack gunman said they find it difficult to accept their son was responsible for last Friday’s mayhem.

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]]> Fewer families were hungry in Q1 — SWS https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/05/03/fewer-families-were-hungry-in-q1-sws/ Wed, 03 May 2017 18:16:40 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 3) — Fewer Filipino families went hungry in the first quarter of 2017. This, according to the Social Weather Stations (SWS), who asked 1,200 people whether they experienced involuntary hunger during the period. SWS defines involuntary hunger is experienced when there is a lack of food to eat. Respondents were

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]]> Provincial administrator clarifies no ‘state of calamity’ in Batangas https://www.newswatchplus.ph/2017/04/05/provincial-administrator-clarifies-no-state-of-calamity-in-batangas/ Wed, 05 Apr 2017 18:54:54 +0000 https://newswatchplus-staging.azurewebsites.net/?p= (File photo) Batangas Provincial Administrator Levi Dimaunahan says the province has yet to declare a state of calamity despite an earlier pronouncement by Governor Hermilando Mandanas.

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