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Duterte designated vaccine czar, but not yet publicly disclosed – Palace

October 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has actually designated a vaccine czar only that it was not publicly announced yet, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Senator Ralph Recto suggested that a vaccine czar should be named

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PCG looking for 12 missing fishermen in Catanduanes

October 26, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is looking for 12 fishermen reported missing in Catanduanes in the wake of Typhoon ”Quinta”. Mark Timbal, National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) spokesman, said according to Bicol RDRRMC (Regional Disaster Risk Reduction Management

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”Quinta” gains strength as it moves to West Philippine Sea

October 26, 2020

Typhoon ”Quinta” slightly intensified as it moved west-northwestward over the West Philippine Sea and is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) by Tuesday morning, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Monday. In

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Palace: Classes not totally affected by no internet links amid typhoon; learning also modular

October 26, 2020

Malacanang said on Monday that classes are not totally affected by no internet connections and brownouts due to Typhoon ”Quinta” since the Department of Education is implementing the modular scheme. “We are principally not internet based; we are modular,”said Presidential

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Palace congratulates Miss Iloilo City for winning Miss Universe Philippines

October 26, 2020

Malacanang congratulated on Monday Miss Iloilo Rabiya Mateo who bagged the Miss Universe Philippines title during a competition held in Baguio City. “The stars aligned when she (Mateo) was proclaimed as best Filipina in the entire universe,” said Presidential Spokesperson

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Gov’t forces arrest seven for alleged illegal fishing off Tawi-tawi

October 26, 2020

Government forces apprehended seven fishermen for alleged dynamite fishing off the waters of Tawi-tawi last Saturday, a military official said on Monday. Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. WestMinCom commander,  said based on the report from Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi, troops

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Palace tells LGUs not to use as evacuation centers COVID-19 isolation facilities amid typhoon

October 26, 2020

Malacanang reminded on Monday local government units to ensure that evacuation centers for families affected by weather disturbances are different from the isolation centers for coronavirus disease cases. This as Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque assured that the Department of Social

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P88 million of suspected illegal drugs seized in Cavite

October 26, 2020

Authorities confiscated around P88 million worth of suspected illegal drugs in Cavite last Sunday. Philippine National Police chief General Camilo Cascolan said Monday three suspects were arrested in separate buy-bust operations in Bacoor City. Cascolan said confiscated from the suspects

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