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Family driver killed in Legarda shooting

July 19, 2020

A family driver was killed in a shooting incident in Manila on Saturday afternoon. In a report, Manila Police Station 5 identified the fatality as Nelbert Casido, a resident of Legarda. Based on an initial police report, the victim was

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88 remains of OFWs return from Saudi Arabia

July 19, 2020

Eighty-eight remains of Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returned from Saudi Arabia Sunday, the second batch to arrive, The Department of Labor and Employment said the bodies arrived on two flights from Saudi Arabia at the NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay

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High-profile inmate dies at New Bilibid Prisons- report

July 19, 2020

Jaybee Sebastian, a high-profile inmate at the New Bilibid Prisons, died from acute myocardial infarction on Saturday and was cremated in Cavite, radio station dzBB reported Sunday, Sebastian, who was convicted for kidnapping and carjacking in 2009, alleged that then

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DOH reports 2,241 new COVID-19 cases, mostly from NCR

July 19, 2020

The Department of Health ( DOH) Sunday reports 2,241 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases, of which 1,625 are from the National Capital Region. This put total cases at 67,456, with active cases at 43, 160. Out of the active cases,

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Manila opens second drive-thru COVID-19 testing center

July 19, 2020

Manila’s second drive-thru COVID-19 rapid testing center, which had a soft opening on Saturday, tested more than 400 persons. The Manila Health Department said a total of 445 were tested , of which 240 were residents of Manila while 205

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Navy chief tests negative for COVID-19

July 19, 2020

Philippine Navy chief Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo was tested negative for the coronavirus ( COVID-19) disease, its spokesman said on Saturday. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, acting Philippine Navy public affairs acting director, said Bacordo underwent swab test for

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Former Philippine envoy to South Korea on Interpol watchlist

July 19, 2020

The Philippines’ former ambassador to South Korea has been placed on the Interpol’s watchlist for allegedly committing sexual harassment against a South Korean woman. Yonhap News Agency on Friday said the former envoy, 69, “was placed on the Red Notices

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Palace: Supreme Court’s decision on Duterte’s health speaks for itself

July 17, 2020

The Supreme Court’s decision junking a petition to disclose President Rodrigo Duterte’s health speaks for itself, Malacañang said on Friday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after receiving from lawyer Dino S. de Leon asking him to provide the

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