Año hopes COVID-19 cases will decrease during MECQ

August 7, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday said he is optimistic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the country will decrease during the 15 day modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) imposed in Metro Manila and four nearby provinces. In an interview with

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Officials trying to confirm Chinese survey ship in Reed Bank

August 7, 2020

A Chinese survey ship is at the Reed Bank, a news outfit tweeted on Thursday, and Philippine officials are trying to confirm its presence. Indo-Pacific News said the vessel Xiang Xiang left China on July 22 and arrived at Reed

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Año tells motorcycle riders to follow rules

August 7, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday told motorcycle riders there is no normal now that the country is under a pandemic crisis due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Año made the statement as there are still riders who are against

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Duterte orders DOJ to form panel to probe PhilHealth, conduct lifestyle checks of officials, staff

August 7, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the Department of Justice to form a panel to investigate the alleged widespread corruption and anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., including lifestyle checks of its officials and employees. In a memorandum to Justice

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On surpassing Indonesia’s COVID-19 cases: Palace says Philippines doing more tests

August 7, 2020

The Philippines is doing more tests for coronavirus disease infection why it could have recorded more cases than Indonesia, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said while the Philippines has already surpassed the COVID-19 cases of Indonesia and

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Angkas riders to bring medical frontliners to work and home for free

August 7, 2020

Around 1,000 Angkas riders were assigned to transport medical frontliners to work and back home for free, the Joint Task Force COVID Shield said on Friday. Police Lt General Guillermo Eleazar, JTF commander, said the Angkas group took the initiative

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PCG personnel help mother deliver baby at airport

August 7, 2020

Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel assisted a pregnant Overseas Filipino Worker who give birth at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “On 05 August 2020, PCG frontline personnel deployed at the NAIA Terminal 2 ensured the safe childbirth of a

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Authorities confiscate more than P200,000 of illegally-cut lumber in Cagayan

August 7, 2020

Authorities confiscated more than P200 thousand worth of illegally-cut lumber in a law enforcement operation in Cagayan province on Wednesday, a military official said on Friday. Maj. Noriel Tabayan, public affairs chief of the 5th Infantry Division, said joint elements

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