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42 police trainees in Calapan tested positive for COVID-19

August 11, 2020

Forty two more police trainees from the Calapan City Police Station tested positive from coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the city mayor said on Tuesday. In a statement, Mayor Arnan Panaligan said they received the results of the PCR testing from Philippine

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Duterte warns of going after corrupt PhilHealth officials

August 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Monday night that he would go after corrupt officials in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. In a televised message in Davao City, Duterte said those who are innocent have nothing to worry about as they

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Morales says he ”miscalculated” time to set up IT system

August 11, 2020

Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) president Ricardo Morales said he ”miscalculated the time required to get the IT system up and running” but stressed he will continue to investigate the ”systemic” fraud in the agency. Morales made this statement virtually

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PhilHealth doesn’t need P2.1 billion IT system: PACC

August 11, 2020

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) does not need a P2.1 billion infotech system to weed out corruption, the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) told a Senate hearing Tuedsay. ”PhilHealth doesn’t need a P2.1 billion IT system” said Commissioner Greco Belgica.

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Duterte willing to be “injected” first with coronavirus vaccine from Russia

August 11, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed confidence on the coronavirus vaccine now being developed by Russia as he offered himself to be the first to be “experimented on” once it reaches the Philippines. In a televised message in Davao City, Duterte

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UPDATE Daily COVID-19 cases reach new record 6,958

August 10, 2020

The Department of Health ( DOH) said Monday new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases reached a new record high of 6,958. The previous record high was 6,352 on August 4. The National Capital Region accounted for 4, 163 of the new

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House passes Bayanihan 2 bill

August 10, 2020

With a vote of 242 against six and zero abstention, the House of Representatives on Monday approved on third and final reading the proposed P162 billion coronavirus disease  (COVID-19) roadmap for economic recovery, improving the health care system, provide financial

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Echanis’ wife said victim is her husband: ex-Anakpawis solon

August 10, 2020

It was Randall Echanis’ wife who identified the cadaver of the victim in the stabbing incident in Novaliches early Monday morning, according to former Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Ariel Casilao. In a message to The Daily Manila Shimbun, Casilao said Echanis’

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