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Metro Manila mayors push for “stricter” GCQ after Aug. 18 – Palace

August 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to announce Monday night new quarantine classification in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces, which are under a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine, Malacañang said. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said

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Philippines starts nine-month clinical trial of Avigan for COVID-19 patients

August 17, 2020

The Philippine government started a nine-month Avigan clinical trial Monday in four  hospitals with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. In a virtual press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said:”We started already today in four hospitals. The Philippine General Hospital, Sta

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COVID-19 cases among PCG frontliners surpass 800

August 17, 2020

Confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) frontline personnel surpassed 800, a PCG spokesman said on Monday. Commodore Armando Balilo said 708 of the 859 confirmed cases have recovered. “We have one officer  under observation

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Over 160,000 jobless due to closures, retrenchment: DOLE

August 17, 2020

More than 160,000 workers have lost their jobs after over 8,000 companies shut down or implemented retrenchment due to the quarantine measures to contain  the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The latest Job Displacement Monitoring Report of the Department of Labor

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Metro Manila mayors want return to GCQ: report

August 17, 2020

Nine of the 17 mayors in the National Capital Region (NCR) want the metropolis to return to general community quarantine from the prevailing modified enhanced community quarantine as it grapples with the coronavirus disease  (COVID-19). Navotas Mayor Toby Tiangco told

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Duterte did not go abroad – Palace

August 16, 2020

Malacanang on Sunday denied that President Rodrigo Duterte left the country this weekend. In a statement, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte is in the Philippines and closely monitoring the situation. “There is no truth that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte

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PNP chief denies holding birthday party

August 16, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police on Sunday denied that he hosted a party inside the Navy Base compound in Baguio City over the weekend. In a statement, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said what happened was only a

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New COVID-19 recoveries hit record high – DOH

August 16, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday reported a new record high of recoveries bringing the total to 112,586. Based on its latest Case Bulletin, DOH recorded 40,397 recoveries, higher than the 38, 075 reported last July 30. According to

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