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14 Filipinos missing after fishing boat collides with HK ship: PCG

June 29, 2020

Fourteen Filipinos onboard a fishing vessel were missing after their vessel collided with a Hong Kong cargo vessel off the waters of Occidental Mindoro, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Monday. Commodore Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the PCG

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DOH: Don’t compare Philippine COVID-19 situation with other countries; cases now over 35,000

June 28, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday appealed to the public not to compare the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation in the country to other countries. In a statement, the DOH said comparisons between countries are not as simple as comparing

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Lorenzana says repatriation of LSIs suspended in Western, Eastern Visayas for 2 weeks

June 28, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday confirmed that he approved the suspension of repatriation of the local stranded individuals (LSIs) in Region VI or Western Visayas and Region VIII or Eastern Visayas for two weeks. In an interview with reporters,

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Nearly 400 motorists given violation tickets since GCQ in NCR

June 28, 2020

The Philippine National Police-Highway Patrol Group (PNP-HPG) has already issued almost 400 violation tickets for motorists in Metro Manila since the start of general community quarantine (GCQ). “We already issued a lot of tickets. Almost 400 since June 1 to

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28 alleged Abu Sayyaf bandits killed since January – AFP

June 28, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday said 28 alleged members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed in the government troops’ intense operations since the start of the year. In a statement, AFP Chief of Staff

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P100-M illegal drugs seized in span of one week – PNP

June 28, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has confiscated nearly P100-million worth of illegal drugs in just one week even as the whole country remains under community quarantine. PNP chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said 51 drug suspects were arrested in

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Three, including reservist, arrested in QC buy-bust

June 27, 2020

Three drug suspects, including a Philippine Army reservist, were arrested in a buy bust operation in Quezon City on Saturday morning. The buy-bust operation was conducted at the parking lot of Ever Gotesco Mall in Quezon City around 8:30 am.

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Deaths from COVID-19 going down: DOH

June 27, 2020

The fatality rates from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to go down, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday. “On our deaths, we have a total of 1,224 but we want to inform the public that based on our data

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