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Low pressure area in Batanes may develop into tropical cyclone

August 21, 2020

A low pressure area at the east side of Batanes may develop into a tropical cyclone, the state weather bureau said in an advisory issued on Friday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Pagasa) said the low

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PCCI welcome to join in IATF meetings, says Palace

August 21, 2020

Any group, such as the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry, is welcome to participate in any of the meetings of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, Malacanang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

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Duterte asks Filipinos to emulate Ninoy Aquino’s courage, patriotism amid global health crisis

August 21, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte urged on Friday Filipinos to emulate the courage and patriotism that late Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. had shown particularly in this time of coronavirus disease pandemic. This as Duterte joined the entire Filipino nation in commemorating the

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Manila calls for deportation of two Chinese who called city ”province of China”

August 21, 2020

Manila City Mayor Francisco ‘Isko Moreno’ Domagoso on Thursdaycalled for the deportation of two Chinese nationals for branding the capital city as a “province of China.” In a mayoral address via Facebook Live, Domagoso said tagging Manila as a province

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Philippines files diplomatic protest against China

August 21, 2020

The Department of Foreign Affairs ( DFA) onThursday lodged a diplo matic protest to China over the illegal confiscation by the Chinese Coast Guard of fish aggregating devices  of Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc in May. The Philippines also

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DOH studying thoroughly Ateneo paper’s claim of nearly 3 million COVID-19 cases unreported – official

August 21, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) is studying a report published on the website of Ateneo de Manila University that nearly three million coronavirus cases in the Philippines may have gone undetected. In a televised press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario

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Palace welcomes approval of reconciled Bayanihan 2 bill

August 20, 2020

Malacanang welcomed on Thursday the “speedy” approval of the bicameral conference committee of Congress of the proposed Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a virtual press briefing, said the Palace was thankful

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IATF OKs deployment of health professionals abroad with contract as of May 8, 2020

August 20, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has approved the deployment abroad of health professionals who have contracts as of March 8, 2020, Malacanang said on Thursday. This was after an earlier statement of the Department

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