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Magalong admits 50,000 contact tracers to be hired under Bayanihan II not enough

September 9, 2020

Contact Tracing Czar and Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong admitted on Wednesday that the 50,000 contact tracers to be hired under the Bayanihan To Recover As One Act are still not sufficient. In a television interview, Magalong said under the

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Task force cracks down on persons faking medical certificates, travel authority

September 9, 2020

Joint Task Force COVID Shield on Thursday ordered a crackdown on persons and groups engaged in manufacturing fake  medical clearance certificate and travel authority amid complaints of uncoordinated travels to the provinces.  Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, JTF commander, said police

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Cops found abusing authority in monitoring social media posts will be punished

September 9, 2020

Police officers who are found abusing their authority while monitoring social media posts will be punished, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) deputy chief for administration on Wednesday. “The social media reporting is not an issue against privacy but

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6.3 magnitude quake hits Davao Occidental

September 9, 2020

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake was recorded in Davao Occidental on Wednesday afternoon. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), the epicenter of the quake was recorded at 159 km southeast of Sarangani, Davao Occidental around 3:18 pm.

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Marines find P500,000 worth of marijuana in Sulu

September 9, 2020

Marines found more than half a million pesos worth of marijuana and assorted drug paraphernalia during security patrol operation in Sulu on Tuesday, a military official said on Wednesday. Capt. Maria Rowena Dalmacio, civil military operations officer of Marine Battalion

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Iligan City, Lanao del Sur not included in SAP 2nd tranche – DSWD

September 9, 2020

The Department of Social Welfare and Development advised on Wednesday low-income households in Iligan City and Lanao del Sur to avail of the agency’s other assistance programs since they are not part of the second tranche of the Social Amelioration

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Agriculture sector ”resilient” despite coronavirus pandemic: Dar

September 9, 2020

Agriculture Secretary William Dar said the country’s farming and fisheries sector has been in a critical stage even before the coronavirus pandemic but has remained” resilient” during the crisis. “In fact, even before the pandemic, the country’s farming and fisheries

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Five Abu Sayyaf killed in encounter vs gov’t troops in Zamboanga Sibugay

September 9, 2020

Five Abu Sayyaf members were killed while two government troops were wounded in a clash in Zamboanga Sibugay on Wednesday morning. Capt. Clint Antipala, public affairs chief of the 1st Infantry Division,  said military and police forces were conducting pursuit

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