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New COVID-19 cases lower with 470; total at 32,295

June 24, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH)  on Wednesday reported  470 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total number to 32,295. This came a day after a new record in daily new cases of 1,150. The DOH said 357 are “fresh cases”, or test

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Manila marks 449th founding anniversary

June 24, 2020

Manila Mayor Francisco ”Isko Moreno” Domagoso marks the 449th anniversary of the City of Manila in wreath-laying activites on Wednesday morning. The wreath laying activities, led by Domogoso, were held at Rajah Sulayman along Roxas Boulevard and at San Augustin

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DBM to submit documents to Ombudsman to aid probe over alleged DOH irregularities

June 24, 2020

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is ready to submit to the Office of the Ombudsman documents that would help in its investigation on the alleged irregularities at the Department of Health relating to government’s coronavirus disease response. “We,

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Troops find alleged NPA mine depot in Agusan del Sur

June 24, 2020

Government troops discovered an alleged New People’s Army (NPA) anti-personnel mines (APM) depot in Agusan del Sur on Tuesday. 1st Lt. Roel Maglalang, civil military officer of the 23rd Infantry Battalion, said the depot buried in the hinterland of Barangay

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Over 3,000 firms shut down, retrench workers

June 24, 2020

Over 3,000 companies have shut down or retrenched workers due to the  coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In the latest Job Displacement Monitoring Report of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), a total of 3,189 companies had displaced workers totalling

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Año says some stranded persons return to their provinces without undergoing quarantine

June 24, 2020

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año admitted some locally stranded individuals were able to return to their provinces without  undergoing quarantine. “While the locally stranded individuals are being organized ( to leave), some were able to elude quarantine protocols.

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Quarantine passes cancelled in Cebu City

June 24, 2020

Quarantine passes have been cancelled in Cebu City as cases of the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) continue to rise. Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano, in an interview with dzMM on Wednesday, said it is necessary to limit movement of people as

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PSE temporarily closes headquarters, trading floor as employee is COVID-19 positive

June 24, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) temporarily closed its headquarters and the trading floor Wednesday morning after one of its employees tested positive for COVID-19, it said in a press statement. The closure will last for 24 hours as the PSE

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