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Task force orders police to toughen operations vs cockfighting

October 2, 2020

Following the arrest of a former vice mayor and two local government officials in Batangas, the Joint Task Force COVID Shield on Friday ordered police commanders to intensify their operations against “tupada” or cockfighting. Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar,

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Philippines planning to buy helicopters from South Korea

October 2, 2020

The Philippines is planning to acquire  UH-1H and MD500 helicopters from South Korean  for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs service chief , said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed intent in a

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Kids 6-23 months, at-risk pregnant women to get dietary supplements – Palace

October 2, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has approved giving of assistance for infants and “nutritionally at-risk” pregnant women amid the coronavirus health crisis. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the IATF-EID adopted this policy in

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PhilHealth senior execs asked to submit courtesy resignation – Palace

October 2, 2020

Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president and CEO Dante Gierran has asked the senior executives of the agency to submit their courtesy resignation, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque told CNN Philippines that Gierren made such a request in

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Eight countries emerge as destinations for OFWs: POEA

October 2, 2020

Eight countries are emerging as destinations for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In a televised press briefing, Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Administrator Bernard Olalia said these are Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Brunei,

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Gov’t hires first batch of 10, 136 contact tracers: Año

October 2, 2020

An initial batch of 10, 136 contact tracers have been hired nationwide from the more than 55,000 applicants, according to Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday. Año said as soon as the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 Law

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Año wants standard price for swab tests

October 2, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año is pushing for  standard price for the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or swab test for COVID-19 so more people can avail of it. Based on a recent survey of public and private hospitals, the

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UP Manila students tops physicians exam

October 2, 2020

A University of the Philippines (UP) – Manila student got first place in the 2020 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE)held in different parts of the country in March and September, according to the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Friday. In a statement,

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