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Briones hopes enrolment in private schools, ALS will pick up as economy recovers

October 5, 2020

As school year 2020-2021 formally opened Monday, Education Secretary Leonor Briones  said they are optimistic that more students will enroll in private schools and alternative learning schools (ALS) as the economy continues to recover from the lockdown triggered by the

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5.6 quake shakes Looc, Mindoro Occidental

October 5, 2020

An earthquake with magnitude 5.6 struck Looc, Occidental Mindoro early Monday morning  but the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said it is not expect damage. The quake was monitored 31 kilometers east of Looc at 2:16 am, with

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Duterte, Briones exhort students as classes virtually open

October 5, 2020

Philippine public and private schools opened Monday throughout the country virtually, without the huge throng of children singing the national anthem outside their classrooms. At least 24.7 million Filipinos will be taught by a combination of learning modules and online

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Police presence heightened as classes start Monday

October 4, 2020

The Joint Task Force COVID Shield on Sunday ordered police commanders to intensify police visibility as classes in public schools start on Monday, October 5. “The police presence on the streets and in the community is also in time for

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DOH reports 3,190 new COVID-19 cases

October 4, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported 3,190 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), bringing the total cases to 322,497. Based on its latest Case Bulletin, DOH said the active cases reached 43,642 of which 85.4 percent were

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Cop killed in Sultan Kudarat

October 4, 2020

The Assistant Municipal Community Affairs and Development officer of Lebak Municipal Police Station was shot dead last Friday, according to Sultan Kudarat Police Provincial Office on Sunday. Police Master Sergeant Alvin Capulot, who was on board his vehicle and was

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PNPA cadets, personnel recovered from COVID-19, says official

October 4, 2020

The director of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) on Sunday said the 236 cadets and 13 personnel who were infected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have already recovered. “Those who first tested positive from September 8 RT-PCR tests, they

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NBI tracking person who posted fake P1,000 bill with Duterte’s misspelled middle name – BSP

October 4, 2020

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has asked the help of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to look for the person who released a photo of a fake one thousand peso bill with misspelled middle name of President Rodrigo

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