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Domagoso locks down 31 barangays from July 4 to 5

July 1, 2020

Manila City Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso will place 31 barangays under a 48-hour hard lockdown. Domagoso signed Executive Order No. 31 Tuesday implementing an enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in these barangays for purposes of disease surveillance, rapid risk assessment

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AFP claims no firefight occurred when four soldiers were shot in Jolo

July 1, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) claims there was no firefight when two Army officers and two soldiers were killed by policemen in Sulu on Monday. “Based on report to us, there is no exchange of fire,” Brig. Gen.

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WHO says no need for Metro Manila to go back to stricter quarantine

June 30, 2020

The World Health Organization does not see the need for Metro Manila to return to stricter quarantine measure. In the “Laging Handa” press briefing, WHO Representative in the Philippines Rabindra Abeyasinghe acknowledged that the coronavirus pandemic does not impact only

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No survivor found yet in collision of fishing boat, cargo vessel: PCG

June 30, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said its search and rescue team has not seen any of the 14 missing Filipino crew of a fishing vessel which collided with a Hong Kong registered ship Saturday night off Occidental Mindoro. But PCG

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Cimatu wants Cebu City to remain under ECQ

June 30, 2020

Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said on Tuesday that the enhanced community quarantine or lockdown should continue in Cebu City to lower the cases of coronavirus disease. In a virtual press briefing, Cimatu, who was tasked by President Rodrigo Duterte to

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Enrollment extended until July 15 – Palace

June 30, 2020

Malacañang said on Tuesday that enrollment in public schools is extended until middle of July. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced this in a press briefing following his talk with Education Secretary Leonor Briones. “Good news for the parents, the enrollment

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Economic team eyeing subsidy for public transport, says Palace

June 30, 2020

The government’s economic team is planning to provide subsidy for drivers of public transport after their livelihood is affected by reduced number of passengers that their vehicles could carry, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson

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NCRPO tells chiefs of police to have big facility for quarantine violators

June 30, 2020

The chief of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday said he advised chiefs of police to have a facility where they will be able to house a large number of arrested suspects who violated health protocols. Police

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