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Another police sergeant arrested for illegal cockfighting

June 22, 2020

Another police staff sergeant was arrested by the Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) for engaging in cockfighting Sunday afternoon. Police Brigadier General Ronald Lee, IMEG director, said Police Staff Sergeant Charlito Tinoy with three others was

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Philippine COVID-19 cases surge past 30,000

June 21, 2020

Six hundred fifty three new coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health Sunday, pushing total cases to 30,052. This came a day after new cases jumped to 943 , bringing the aggregate to 29,400. Out

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50 Filipinos who died from ”COVID-19 related illnesses” to be buried in Saudi Arabia, bodies of 232 to be brought home

June 21, 2020

Fifty of the 282 deceased overseas Filipino workers who died due to ”COVID-19 related illnesses” in Saudi Arabia will be buried there in accordance with local customs, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Sunday. ”Per the Department of Labor and Employment

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Over one million PPP recipients receive 2nd tranche of cash aid

June 21, 2020

Over a million of Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) recipients received  the second tranche of cash assistance under the social amelioration program of the government. “Over 1.3 million of them (4Ps) all over the country, they got it directly through

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Navy to transport 450 locally stranded individuals to Visayas

June 21, 2020

The Philippine Navy (PN) is set to transport hundreds of locally stranded individuals bound for Visayas this week. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, Philippine Navy spokesman, said approximately 450 locally stranded individuals will be transported by BRP Davao Del Sur

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LFTRB OKs OFG-compliant jeepneys to ply 15 Metro Manila routes on June 22

June 21, 2020

The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has given modern public utility jeepneys (PUJs) the green light to ply 15 routes starting Monday, June 22 to serve areas in Metro Manila under general community quarantine (GCQ). In a memorandum

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JTF COVID Shield releases simplified and updated travel protocol flowcharts

June 21, 2020

The Joint Task Force COVID Shield has cleared things  for those on essential in travels by releasing two more travel protocol flowcharts to guide the public on the restrictions and documents that have to be accomplished before going to any

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Cusi assures exploration in West PH Sea won’t compromise Philippine sovereignty

June 21, 2020

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said the Department of Energy (DOE) is working  with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) so exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea could finally proceed.  In updating the members of the Regional Peace and Order

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