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October arrival of Navy’s second missile firing frigate resked to first quarter 2021

August 11, 2020

The arrival  of BRP Antonio Luna, the Philippine Navy’s second missile firing frigate, and other assets will be delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a virtual forum of the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines (FOCAP)  on Monday, Philippine

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DOJ orders task force to probe Echanis reported death

August 11, 2020

The Department of Justice on Tuesday ordered the Task Force on Extra-Judicial Killing (EJK) to create a special investigating team to investigate the he alleged death of Anakpawis chairperson and National Democratic Front  (NDFP) consultant Randall  Echanis. Justice Secretary Menardo

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Duterte admits gov’t funds depleted

August 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that government funds have been depleted and there is a need for other sectors to go back to work. Duterte said that his administration could no longer afford to provide cash aid for the Filipinos.

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More than 1,000 OFWs returning from Qatar in three weeks

August 11, 2020

More than 1,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Qatar are set to be brought home by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) in three weeks, starting  Wednesday. In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said 1,062 OFWs from

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Task forces accost more than 300,000 quarantine violators since March 17

August 11, 2020

Joint Task Force COVID Shield on Tuesday again appealed for public cooperation after they recorded more than 300,000 violators since the implementation of community quarantine in March. Based on their data, a total of 308,859 have been apprehended from March

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Military may be tapped to enforce quarantine if COVID-19 cases continue to surge – Duterte

August 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said he could be forced to utilize the military in enforcing the quarantine measures if coronavirus disease cases continue to surge. In a televised message late Monday night, Duterte said if there would be “a runaway contagion”

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Former Comelec chairman Brillantes passes away

August 11, 2020

Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes passed away Tuesday morning at the age of 80 due to the coronavirus disease. According to Brillantes’ former chief of staff, Emil Marañon, Brillantes would’ve turned 81 on Friday. “My boss and

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Avigan clinical trials to begin on August 17

August 11, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) said coronavius disease ( COVID-19) clinical trials for  the Japanese flu drug Avigan will start August 17. In a virtual press briefing Tuesday, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said: “We are ready. The drugs are

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