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DOH reports 1,105 new COVID-19 cases, total now 31,285

June 23, 2020

The Department of Health ( DOH) announced a record 1,150 new cases of the coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) on Tuesday. The total number of cases are now at 31,285. Fresh cases,  which are test results released within three days, reached

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Remains of 180 OFWs in Saudi Arabia up for repatriation soon

June 23, 2020

Close to 200 remains of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will be up for repatriation soon, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Tuesday. In an interview, International Labor Affairs Bureau Director

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Duterte says Cebuanos became “hardheaded”, “complacent” as reasons COVID-19 cases increased

June 23, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday night Cebuanos have become “hardheaded” and “complacent” and these were the reasons coronavirus disease cases significantly increased, prompting the government to place Cebu City under the enhanced community quarantine. In a televised message, Duterte

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AFP sending more troops to combat communist terrorist groups

June 23, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will redeploy more troops to step up focused military operation against communist terrorist groups as more areas were placed under general community quarantine (GCQ). “Now that the number of areas on ECQ (enhanced

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Cop who had recovered from COVID-19 dies

June 23, 2020

A cop died due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) despite having previously recovered from it, bringing total deaths to nine, according to the Philippine National Police (PNP). The cop was reassigned from the national headquarters to Police Regional Office 6, which

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Duterte plans to go around the country despite pandemic

June 23, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is planning to go around the country, particularly visiting the government troops, despite the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a televised message on Monday night, Duterte assured that he would take precautions in order not to

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Cebu City critical care capacity now ”warning zone”: DOH

June 23, 2020

Cebu City’s critical care capacity is now in the “warning zone” as cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue to rise. “Their critical care utilization rate is in the warning zone already. This is why they were placed under the enhanced

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Despite longer doubling time, DOH cannot say if COVID-19 curve has been flattened

June 23, 2020

One hundred days since the government imposed a community quarantine to curb the coronavirus disease (2019), the Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday it cannot say if the Philippines has flattened the curve. President Rodrigo Duterte imposed an enhanced community

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