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BFAR to support fisherfolks after reports Chinese Coast Guard illegally confiscated FADs

August 21, 2020

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)  said it will provide support to fisherfolks following reports that the Chinese Coast Guard illegally confiscated fish aggregating devices (FADs) of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc in May. “While the matter

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Palace says protest vs China over incident in South China Sea no effect on COVID-19 vaccine talks

August 21, 2020

The Philippine recent diplomatic protest to China over an incident in the West Philippine Sea would not affect negotiations on the country’s possible acquisition of coronavirus vaccine (COVID-19) being developed in Beijing, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque,

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IATF tells LGUs to prioritize WHO Solidarity Trial over independent trials

August 21, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the guidelines on the conduct of trials for coronavirus disease vaccines, one of which is for the local government units to prioritize the World Health Organization-led trial

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Record 2.1 tons of seized illegal drugs destroyed in Cavite

August 21, 2020

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) destroyed a record 2.1 tons of illegal drugs estimated P13,359,157,093 worth of dangerous drugs in Trece Martirez City, Cavite on Friday. This was was held at the Integrated Waste Management, Inc. (IWMI) in Barangay

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Año thanks Congress for setting P5 billion aside to boost contact tracing

August 21, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday thanked the Senate and the House of Representatives for appropriating P5 billion for contact tracing under Bayanihan II. Año said this will finally allow the Department of Interior and Local Government to significantly ramp

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Policewoman arrested for alleged extortion

August 21, 2020

A policewoman was arrested by the Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) on Thursday for alleged extortion.  Brig. General Ronald Lee, PNP-IMEG director, said Staff Sergeant Clarissa Dela Cruz was arrested around 3pm in front of a

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Non-commissioned officer from Bangsamoro is PNP 15th COVID-19 death

August 21, 2020

Another police officer died due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday. The PNP’s 15th death was a 52-year-old non-commissioned officer from the Bangsamoro region police who passed away on Thursday. Meanwhile, the

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Two of four escaped inmates turned over by their relatives to police

August 21, 2020

Two of the four inmates who jolted the detention facility of the Roxas Municipal Police Station in Zamboanga del Norte were back in prison on Thursday evening. Brig. General Jesus Cambay Jr, the regional police director,  said the two inmates

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