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Duterte says number of illegal drug users down; but gov’t still in thick of fighting shabu

October 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said that the number of drug users in the country has declined to 1.67 million from an estimated four million when he assumed office four years ago. But despite the drop in the number of drug users,

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Red Cross offering pre-paid COVID-19 for Filipinos arriving from abroad

October 20, 2020

The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is offering prepaid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing for arriving Filipinos from abroad. In an advisory Tuesday, the PRC said its laboratory services shall remain accessible to arriving overseas Filipinos by availing of their prepaid services.

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Gov’t expects Red Cross to resume COVID-19 testing services ” within the week”: Ano

October 20, 2020

The government is expecting that the COVID-19 testing services of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will return within this week, Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said on Tuesday. In a radio interview, Ano said the government is eyeing to pay their

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Teofilo is new commander of Joint Task Force-NCR

October 20, 2020

Brigadier General Marceliano Teofilo formally assumed his post as the new commander of Joint Task Force – National Capital Region (JTF-NCR) in a ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo on Tuesday. Capt. Jonathan Zata, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs

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Palace tells critics of anti-terror law IRR to bring case before Supreme Court

October 20, 2020

Malacanang said on Tuesday that those questioning the constitutionality of the implementing rules and regulations of the anti-terrorism law could bring up the case before the Supreme Court. In a televised press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that even

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Police general in Laguna chopper crash passes away

October 20, 2020

After months of being comatose, Major General Jose Maria Ramos passed away early Tuesday morning, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Col. Ysmael Yu, PNP spokesperson, said Ramos, one of the officers who was critically hurt in a helicopter

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Christmas parties banned in Metro Manila, says Año

October 20, 2020

Metro Manila mayors have agreed to ban Christmas parties as one of the measures to contain the spread of coronavirus disease, Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said on Monday. In a taped televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte

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Duterte hits anew corruption in DPWH, but clears “rich” Villar

October 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has cleared Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar of any corruption in the agency, saying he has lots of money already. But Duterte reiterated that “most of the project engineers” at the Department of Public Works

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