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Duterte OKs 2020 Investment Priorities Plan

November 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the 2020 Investment Priorities Plan, including all qualified activities relating to the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Duterte issued on Thursday Memorandum Order No. 50, which contains the 2020 IPP. Under qualified activities relating to

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One killed, one injured as reportedly drunk cop fires at them in Tondo

November 20, 2020

A 32-year-old man was killed while another was wounded in a shooting incident involving a reportedly drunk policeman in Tondo on Friday. In a report, the Manila Police District (MPD) identified the fatality as Joseph Marga and the wounded victim

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Local flights not required anymore to reserve isolation area for COVID-19 patients – Palace

November 20, 2020

Domestic flights are no longer mandated to reserve a portion of the aircraft cabin as an isolation area for coronavirus suspected or ill passengers on board, Malacanang said on Friday. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency

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LGUs under MGCQ may relax tourists’ age limit, says IATF

November 20, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases is giving the local government units in areas under modified general community quarantine the leeway to relax the age restrictions of travelers for tourism purposes. The relaxation of restrictions

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Abu Sayyaf sub-leader, follower killed in Sulu clash with Marines

November 20, 2020

An Abu Sayyaf sub-leader and a follower  were killed in a clash with the Philippine Marines in Sulu on Friday. Major Emery Torre, Philippine Marines public affairs officer , said the Marine Battalion Landing Team 1 (MBLT-1) encountered the group

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Duterte not ”plastic” when he slammed Robredo in a televised message, says Palace

November 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is not a “plastic” person and he is consistent with his behavior, Malacanang said on Thursday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement when asked in a televised press briefing if Duterte’s statement was “presidential” when he

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Duterte OKs in principle granting FDA emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines

November 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has approved in principle to grant the Food and Drug Administration emergency use authority for entry of coronavirus disease vaccines in the country, Malacanang said on Thursday. This as the Philippine government is eyeing four possible sources

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Navy intercepts two vessels with smuggled cigarettes

November 19, 2020

The Philippine Navy intercepted two vessels loaded with smuggled cigarettes worth P9 million off the waters of Southern Philippines on Tuesday, a military official said Thursday. Commodore Toribio Adaci Jr., Naval Forces Western Mindanao commander, said  Naval Forces Western Mindanao

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