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DND main building under lockdown from Wednesday to Friday

July 15, 2020

The main building of the Department of National Defense (DND) was locked down  after one the staff of Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). In a public advisory issued on Wednesday, the DND said the lockdown

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BI says foreign passengers slumped 95% since start of quarantine

July 15, 2020

The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday said the number of international passengers who entered and exited the country since the start of the community quarantine in March dropped by at least 95 percent compared to the same period last year. 

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DPWH chief Villar says he’s COVID-19 positive

July 15, 2020

Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar said on Wednesday that he is positive for coronavirus disease. “I regret to announce that today, July 15, I received my test result and it is positive for COVID-19,” Villar said on his

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Cebu City may stay under ECQ, says NTF spokesman

July 15, 2020

Cebu City is likely to remain under the enhanced community quarantine, an official said on Wednesday. “Cebu is most likely to stay at ECQ because the supporting data does not support further easing,” said retired general Restituto Padilla, spokesperson of

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Marine killed, three wounded in clash with alleged NPAs in Palawan

July 14, 2020

A Marine was killed while three others were wounded in a 10-minute clash with alleged New People’s Army (NPA) members in Palawan on Monday. Capt. Orchelyn Bobis, spokesperson of the 3rd Marine Brigade, said the Marine Battalion Landing Team 3

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PSE index ends flat, peso at P49.41:$1

July 14, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange ( PSE) ended flat on Tuesday as it closed 0.24 points higher to 6,172.81. In the broader market, there were 126 losers, 87 gainers and 29 unchanged. Volume reached 5.8 billion shares worth P5.13 billion from

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Philippines won’t abandon arbitral ruling, says Palace

July 14, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration will not abandon the ruling of the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal favoring the Philippines by declaring China’s “historic” and “sovereign” claim in almost the entire South China Sea as invalid, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential Spokesperson

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WHO says Philippine needs to speed up contact tracing, isolation of individuals infected with COVID-19

July 14, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday the Philippines should further strengthen its contact tracing and isolation of individuals who could have been exposed to a person infected with the coronavirus disease. In a virtual forum with the Foreign

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