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Duterte may address public Monday – Palace

November 2, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte may address the nation later Monday after inspecting areas struck by Super Typhoon “Rolly” and holding a meeting with the Cabinet officials. In the meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Monday morning,

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Catanduanes damage ”70 percent of Haiyan”: Red Cross

November 2, 2020

Two were reported dead as Catanduanes province, where Super Typhoon ”Rolly” first made landfall early Sunday, remains without power, water and fuel, the head of the Philippine Red Cross said. ”This was of 4 am and very preliminary,” said Senator

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Duterte to inspect typhoon-hit areas in Bicol Region – Go

November 2, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit Bicol Region later today to inspect the damage brought by Super Typhoon “Rolly” in the area, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said on Monday. In the “Laging Handa” press briefing, Go, a known close

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#NasaanAngPangulo trends on Twitter: Palace says Duterte in Davao, but monitoring typhoon situation

November 1, 2020

#NasaanAngPangulo (Where is the President) trended on social media as Super Typhoon “Rolly” battered some parts of the country on Sunday. A meme of President Rodrigo Duterte while sleeping inside a mosquito net was even posted on Twitter. But Presidential

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DOH reports 2,396 new COVID-19 cases

November 1, 2020

The Department of Health on Sunday reported 2,396 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, bringing the total cases in the country to 383,113. Based on its latest case bulletin, the DOH said 91.5 percent of the COVID-19 patients were mild and

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4 dead in Albay due to “Rolly,” says governor

November 1, 2020

Four persons reportedly died in Albay while two were missing in Marinduque and Quezon due to the onslaught of Typhoon “Rolly”. In a radio interview on Sunday, Albay Governor Al Francis Bichara said the number of fatalities in the province

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Prices of goods stable in typhoon-hit areas – Palace

November 1, 2020

Malacañang on Sunday assured the public, especially in areas badly-hit by Typhoon “Rolly”, that prices of goods will remain stable. “According to the DTI (Department of Trade and Industry), generally price and supply of basic necessities and price commodities remain

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NDRRMC executive apologizes, corrects number of evacuees due to typhoon

November 1, 2020

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Sunday apologized for the discrepancy in the number of evacuees it reported last Saturday night. In a televised meeting, NDRRMC executive director Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad said it is not his

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