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Six, including barangay captain, arrested for violating health protocol in Manila

July 20, 2020

Six persons, including a barangay chairman in Tondo who is the alleged cockfighting operator in their area, were apprehended in a series of law enforcement operations in Manila last Sunday. Four suspects identified as Lito Siana, 50, Arnel King, 32,

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DOH resumes anti-polio campaign in Mindanao, selected Luzon provinces

July 20, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) resumed Monday the anti-polio immunization campaign selecting Mindanao and 10 other selected provinces in Luzon. In a statement, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said: “Continuous implementation of polio response amid the present health crisis we are

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Diño says suggestion of shame campaign vs quarantine violators, not COVID-19 patients

July 20, 2020

Interior and Local Government Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño on Monday clarified that he was referring to quarantine violators and not COVID-19 patients when he mentioned the need to launch a shame campaign. Diño apologized for the confusion brought

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BuCor chief says eight or nine high profile inmates died from COVID-19 in New Bilibid Prisons

July 20, 2020

The chief of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) on Monday said around nine high profile inmates died at the New Bilibid Prisons due to the coronavirus diseases (COVID-19). Citing the Data Privacy Act, BuCor Director Gerald Bantag said he cannot

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Cargo vessel catches fire off Batangas, no casualties: Coast Guard

July 20, 2020

A Philippine-registered cargo vessel caught fire off the waters of Batangas on Monday morning. Commodore Armando Balilo, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman said   the PCG’s  Command Center received a distress call around 4:53 am. The report relayed by  BRP Tubbataha

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Law authorizing PH president to set new date for class opening in case of emergency, calamity OK’d

July 20, 2020

Congress has authorized the Philippine president to set a different date for the start of school year in case of state of emergency or calamity. This is contained in Republic Act No. 11480, otherwise known as “An Act To Lengthen

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Locsin honors 88 deceased OFWs from Saudi Arabia, condoles with family

July 20, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. honored the 88 deceased Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) whose remains have returned home from Saudi Arabia at the heroes’ welcome held at the Villamor Airbase Sunday. Locsin offered his sincerest condolences to the families

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Coast Guard recovers unexploded projectile in Batangas port

July 19, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recovered an unexploded 155mm projectile  at Batangas port  on Saturday night. In a report, Captain Geronimo Tuvilla, Batangas Port station commander said the  captain of MV St. Ignatius of Loyola reported this around 7:55 pm.

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