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5,722 suspects dead as war on drugs reaches fourth year: PDEA

July 16, 2020

The Duterte administration’s war on illegal drugs has resulted in the arrest of  9,350 high value targets while 5,722 suspects died during operations since 2016. Data from the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) showed that from July 1, 2016 to

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Palace likens Cebu City’s COVID-19 data to “roller coaster”

July 16, 2020

Malacañang likened on Thursday the data on new coronavirus in Cebu City to a “roller coaster” as the number of deaths sometimes go up, sometimes not. In a television interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Cebu City could have been

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AFP chief negative for COVID-19, Navy head waiting for result

July 16, 2020

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief General Felimon Santos Jr. said late Wednesday  he tested negative for coronavirus disease ( COVID-19). Santos said, like Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, he received his swab test result on Tuesday night. “Yes. My

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PNP welcomes SC circular ordering courts to issue orders to destroy illegal drugs quickly

July 16, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police ( PNP) welcomed a latest Supreme Court Circular mandating lower courts to speed up issuing orders to destroy illegal drugs confiscated in operations. Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said the early destruction of

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PNP to setup more quarantine centers, testing hubs

July 16, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said they are  preparing to establish more quarantine centers and testing hubs to further improve their healthcare support for police frontliners. “PNP is now preparing to establish more quarantine centers

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Updated quarantine classification of Philippine provinces

July 16, 2020

Updated quarantine classification of the Philippine provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component cities (ICCs) from July 16 to 31, 2020 based on the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Resolution No. 55-A issued on

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Año says transfer of COVID-19 parents to isolation centers urgent

July 16, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said the transfer of COVID-19 patients to COVID Ligtas Centers or isolation centers under the government’s Oplan Kalinga program is urgent and necessary. Año said this is not only to closely monitor and treat

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CHED wants laboratory, internship to be done in January

July 16, 2020

Commission on Higher Education Chairman Prospero de Vera has proposed that the laboratory, on-the-job training, internship and other activities that would require students’ physical presence be moved to January next year amid the new coronavirus pandemic. De Vera raised the

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