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PH to open 4 'mega' coronavirus swabbing centers in Metro Manila, Bulacan
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire says the sites will be able to conduct 5,000 tests daily once they open within the week

LOOK: PH's top fashion magazines spotlight coping with the coronavirus
Preview and Mega's covers tackle the theme of unity and hope

Military taps sardine fishing crews as 'reserve force' in Sulu Sea
Crews of two major canned sardine companies have been armed and trained as 'special CAFGU' to guard the waters off the Zamboanga Peninsula, says the military

Colleagues, friends pay tribute to publishing pioneer Sari Yap
Bianca Gonzalez, Tim Yap, Leo Posadas, and Liza Ilarde pay tribute to Sari, who founded the homegrown fashion magazine 'Mega'

'Mega' founder Sari Yap dies
The 'Mega' founder battled cancer for years, according to friends

My 'Mega' memories: How it was working with Sari Yap
'A lot of people wouldn't know who I am and what I could do if it not for Sari Yap'

Maxine Medina faces backlash for being part of MEGA Magazine’s equality campaign
People note that Maxine had spoken against transwomen joining pageants in the past

DPWH: Pampanga road, bridge closed to traffic over earthquake damage
The Department of Public Works and Highways says no damage was reported in national roads and bridges, and other infrastructure facilities in Mimaropa and Region 1

One winner in record $1.6 billion US lotto jackpot
A single ticket holder from South Carolina wins the mind-blowing $1.6 billion Mega Millions lottery jackpot

Mega Man to be adapted into live-action Hollywood film
The news comes hot on the heels of the release of 'Mega Man 11,' the latest game outing of the hero

LOOK: Claudine Barretto reunites with niece Dominique Cojuangco in Mega PH Ball
Claudine and Dominique pose for the cameras during the event

2 killed in mudslide at Baguio condominium construction site
Patrick Lachica and Hanna Hurago are human resources personnel of the construction firm laying down the foundation for the Mega Pines condominium project

EXPLAINER: Not all projects are eligible for a Swiss challenge
The Philippine president prefers a Swiss challenge for government projects, but the law says not all deals are eligible for that mode of implementation

CLSU gets P10-M grant for education of mega drug rehab patients
The Central Luzon State University in Nueva Ecija develops instructional modules for patients who want to complete their education or learn livelihood skills

Mega Man's 30th anniversary brings new game, rereleased collections
Capcom announces a late 2018 release for 'Mega Man 11' in addition to rereleasing all the games in the series for multiple platforms.

DDB 'supports' operation of mega drug rehab in Nueva Ecija
The Dangerous Drugs Board's latest statement comes over a week after its chairperson, Dionisio Santiago, was sacked for criticizing the 10,000-bed facility in Fort Magsaysay

Duterte 'offended' by Santiago's criticism of drug rehab approach
'You do not go to the press and start to blabber,' says President Rodrigo Duterte about axed DDB chief Dionisio Santiago

Sotto: Nueva Ecija facility can be used as mega drug enforcement academy
Senator Vicente Sotto III says the 10,000-bed mega treatment and rehabilitation center can be made as an extension of the present PDEA academy

Santiago resigns, SC junks Napoles bail petition, Trillanes to file libel case vs Nieto | Evening wRap
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DDB chief Dionisio Santiago asked to resign
The DDB chairman is asked to resign after his remarks criticizing the mega drug rehabilitation center funded by a Chinese tycoon

Marawi clash, Huang, Farinas | Evening wRap
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Huang, Iqbal, Facebook | Midday wRap
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PH 'forever grateful' to Chinese donor for drug rehab center – Ubial
No matter what the outcome of his investigation [for bribery] is we will forever be grateful to him says Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial as tycoon Huang Rulun faces a probe in China

Metro Manila subway operations 'can begin' even before entire line done
The Department of Transportation says the planned subway in Metro Manila can begin operations in 2022 as soon as there are two stations built

Big role for private firms in gov't infra push – Cabinet
The promised funds from China and Japan have led the Philippine government to call off some big PPP bids but the private sector still has a big role to play in infrastructure projects


Duterte administration details 'ambitious' infra plan
A railway connecting the cities of Davao Surigao and Cagayan de Oro as well as a subway linking Quezon City Mandaluyong Pasig and Taguig are part of the government s basket of solutions to address the country s poor infrastructure

Duterte, Abe may sign Mega Manila subway deal in November
Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade says the two leaders may sign the deal when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comes to Manila for the ASEAN Summit and Related Summits

No more 'mega' drug rehab centers after Nueva Ecija facility?
What we noticed is that if we are going to concentrate big rehabilitation centers in one region there would be some difficulties says Interior Undersecretary John Castriciones

ICW: Proses semua pihak yang menikmati uang proyek KTP Elektronik
ICW juga mendorong agar penegak hukum memproses partai politik dan pihak korporasi yang terlibat proyek tersebut

Namanya dicatut dalam proyek KTP elektronik, Marzuki Alie lapor polisi
Marzuki mengaku tidak kenal dengan Andi Narogong orang yang mengadakan logistik proyek KTP Elektronik di Kemendagri

Pulse Asia survey, Ombudsman, Snapchat | Evening wRap
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Fil-Chinese businessmen funding next mega drug rehab center
Funds for the center to rise in Bohol are sourced by a Cebu based foundation supportive of President Duterte

Taiwan indicts ex-head of bank linked to Panama Papers
McKinney Tsai ex chairman of Mega International Commercial Bank faces 6 charges in total including accepting improper gains money laundering releasing false documents and insider trading

Duterte, Chinese tycoon inaugurate ‘mega’ drug rehab center
The President thanks Chinese real estate tycoon Huang Rulun for his donation of P1 4 billion for two drug rehabilitation centers

Auction for Nueva Ecija prison postponed for 4th time
This PPP project is part of government efforts to fix the Philippines prison system which the International Centre for Prison Studies ranks as the 4th most overcrowded in the world

Dredge report: Firm that built China's islands gets PH deal
CCCC Dredging will create 4 artificial islands totalling 208 hectares of reclaimed land in Davao the port city on the southern island of Mindanao where Duterte was mayor the Beijing Youth Daily reports

Ubial: PH drug problem a 'public health emergency'
Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial says around P145 million of its Quick Response Fund will be used to address the immediate needs in treatment and rehabilitation centers

Taiwan detains ex-head of bank linked to Panama Papers
Mckinney Tsai offloads stocks ahead of the bank being fined 180 million by US regulators in August according to Apple Daily citing unnamed sources

Taiwan slaps ban, fine on bank linked to Panama Papers
Taiwan regulators have ordered the removal of executives of a local bank linked to the Panama Papers scandal and barred it from opening overseas branches

Taiwan probes leading bank linked to Panama Papers
American regulators last week said Taiwan s Mega International Commercial Bank showed indifference towards transactions carried out through Panama

Seize assets of firm in 2004 Comelec deal – SC
The case involves the nullified P1 2 billion automation deal between the Comelec and Mega Pacific eSolutions Inc in 2004

Filipino surfer Philmar Alipayo wins West Sumbawa Pro 2016 in Bali
Philmar Alipayo of Siargao gets the win in the final seconds of the 30 minute finale

Railways are not the way out of Manila traffic mess – expert
Putting in more railways is important but should not be the priority because they take time says transportation expert Rene Santiago

Duterte on business, Roxas’ SOCE, Brexit battle | 6PM wRap
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Charice on 'Mega Man' cover, new rock sound
Charice makes history upon appearing on the cover of Mega Man magazine s June issue where he also talks about his fresh rock sound on his new album Catharsis

Infra projects to ease traffic to continue beyond 2016 – Palace
Various infrastructure projects to ease traffic are expected to be completed in 2016 or 2017 but Malacañang says completion won t be affected by the change in administration

Makati to host Mega Job Fair on December 11
52 companies will join the job fair including SM Supermarket Goldilocks and Dunkin Donuts

NEDA chief: Mega Manila flood masterplan subject to 'refinements'
Notwithstanding the kind of rigor we exercise during program and project deliberations we acknowledge that there is always room for improvement NEDA chief Arsenio Balisacan assures the public and critics of the project
Over 1M jobs in Metro Cebu by 2050 under roadmap – JICA study
The full implementation of the Metro Cebu Roadmap is also expected to grow the area s gross domestic product GDP per capita to more than 20 000 by 2050 almost the same level as South Korea in 2010 according to a JICA study