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Robredo visits wake of three Army officers

July 2, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday evening visited the wake of three of the four Army intelligence officers who died in a shooting incident in Jolo last June 29. Robredo said Corporal Abdal Asula was immediately buried following Islam tradition.

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Jolo police chief relieved after death of Army intelligence officers

July 2, 2020

Jolo’s municipal police chief was relieved from his post following the death of four Army intelligence officers last Monday in a shooting incident with nine of his personnel. Police Brigadier General Bernard Banac, Philippine National Police (PNP) spokesman, said Lt.

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Over 15,000 released from jail: Año

July 2, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said over 15,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) were released from facilities under the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) from March 17 to June 22 as part of the government’s decongestion program

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MRT-3 127 depot personnel test positive for COVID-19

July 2, 2020

One hundred twenty seven personnel tested positive for COVID-19 after swab results were released, the Department of Transportation (DoTr) said Thursday. Citing Metro Rail Transport-3 officials, DOTr said these were 124 Sumitomo depot personnel and three MRT-3 depot personnel. They

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PCG says 14 missing fishermen may be trapped inside their capsized ship

July 2, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard said the missing 14 crew of a fishing boat which capsized after colliding with a Hong Kong registered vessel off the waters of Occidental Mindoro are possibly trapped inside their ship. “PCG is looking into the

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Palace hails concessional loan from Japan; Duterte to call soon special session for passage of Bayanihan 2

July 1, 2020

Malacañang lauded on Wednesday the loan that the government was able to secure from Japan due to very low interest rate. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a television interview, quoting Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, even suggested that President Rodrigo

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Palace asks people not to allow COVID-19 cases reach 60,000 by end of July as projected by UP

July 1, 2020

Malacañang urged on Wednesday the public not to allow the coronavirus disease cases reach 60,000 by the end of the month as projected by the University of the Philippines’ experts. In a television interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated that

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Army claims police report on Jolo shooting ”fabricated”

July 1, 2020

The Philippine Army (PA) found the police report on the killing of four soldiers in Sulu as “fabricated”, “full of lies”, “inconsistent” and misleading”. “We got angry with the spot report yesterday.That is very unbelievable. It’s very unbelievable, full of

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