Deadline to apply as contract tracers on Wednesday

September 22, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said application for contact tracers will only be accepted in all provincial and city field offices until Wednesday. Año said the additional 50,000 contract tracers are due for approval of the Bayanihan to Recover

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Two alleged NPAs arrested in Zamboanga del Sur checkpoint

September 22, 2020

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were apprehended in a checkpoint in Zamboanga del Sur on Monday afternoon The  Army’s 53rd Infantry Battalion and Midsalip Municipal Police Station established a checkpoint  following an encounter in Barangay Marangan, Dumingag

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Palace announces availability of cheaper swab testing in select facilities nationwide

September 22, 2020

Filipinos can now avail of cheaper swab testing in fifteen (15) automated PCR testing centers in select hospitals nationwide. “Sa mga lugar pong ito, dahil donated ang mga makina at mga test kits, P1,750 hanggang P2,000 lang po ang babayaran,”

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Gov’t calibrating move to deploy Filipino healthcare workers abroad, says Duterte

September 22, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said the government is calibrating its move on the deployment of medical professionals abroad. In a taped televised message on Monday night, Duterte said that the deployment ban for Filipino health workers with existing contracts abroad is

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Duterte lauds Ombudsman for being a reasonable man, good rapport with executive

September 22, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has commended the “good rapport” between his office and that of the Office of the Ombudsman as he even described Ombudsman Samuel Martires as a “reasonable man.” Duterte made the statement amid the Ombudsman’s suspension of some

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PNP warns of people posing as PNP chief and asking for money

September 22, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday warned the public against individuals posing as the chief PNP and asking for money. Police Colonel Ysmael Yu, PNP spokesperson, said there are people who are posing as General Camilo Cascolan and creating

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PAF’s Gulfstream ferries medical supplies to Davao on first flight

September 22, 2020

The Philippine Air Force’s new Gulfstream G280 command and control aircraft  flew to Davao City carrying medical supplies on its inaugural flight on Monday. On board were Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Health Secretary  Francisco Duque III; Interior and Local Government

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Duterte hails Manila Bay “white sand” project, saying people are now enjoying it

September 22, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday the people are now enjoying the Manila Bay “white sand” Baywalk contrary to earlier criticisms by Vice President Leni Robredo and other groups. In a taped televised message in Davao City, Duterte hailed the

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