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Palace welcomes VP Robredo’s proposals on COVID-19 response, but says nothing new

July 16, 2020

Malacañang welcomed on Thursday the proposals of Vice President Leni Robredo on how the government should address the coronavirus crisis. However, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there was nothing new on her recommendations as the Duterte administration has been doing

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Samar mayor injured in shooting incident

July 16, 2020

The mayor of Tagapul-an, Samar escaped death after he was injured in a shooting  on Thursday morning. Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesperson, said Mayor Vicente Limpiado Jr ,was shot in front of his gate at

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DOLE to put up one-stop shop for retrenched ABS-CBN workers

July 16, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) will establish a one stop shop for ABS-CBN employees who will be retrenched, Malacañang said on Thursday. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III confirmed

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Coast Guard orders strict precautions vs COVID-19 during recruitment

July 16, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard chief ordered strict precautionary measures against COVID-19 as its nationwide recruitment resumed this month. Commodore Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said with the resumption of  recruitment of aspiring Coast Guard commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, PCG Commandant 

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Flattening of coronavirus curve halted when economy reopened – Palace

July 16, 2020

The reopening of the economy and  massive testing have halted the flattening of curve on new coronavirus cases in the Philippines, Malacañang said on Thursday. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the country had started

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NCRPO assures Navotas residents nothing to fear over presence of two armored vehicles

July 16, 2020

The chief of the National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Thursday said the residents of Navotas City have nothing to fear over the deployment of two armored vehicles as this only shows police presence is in the area

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BuCor officer found dead in New Bilibid Prison

July 16, 2020

A Bureau of Correction (BuCor) officer was found dead inside the Medium Security Compound of the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) in Muntinlupa City on Thursday morning. The Southern Police District said a supervisor was conducting a routine inspection of all

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Palace: NTC can award ABS-CBN frequencies to others; up to DepEd, CHED to tap them for distance learning

July 16, 2020

Malacañang said on Thursday that the National Telecommunications Commission can now award the frequencies of ABS-CBN Corp., both in television and radio, now that it has no more franchise. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also said it would be up to

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