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Police arrest 15 Africans for allegedly violating quarantine protocols, city ordinance

June 18, 2020

Authorities on Thursday arrested 15 Africans for violating city ordinance and quarantine protocols when they were caught inside a sports bar in Makati City. The Southern Police District (SPD) said operatives from Makati City Police Station conducted an operation inside

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DOH surprised with Ombudsman probe: Vergeire

June 18, 2020

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the decision of the Office of the Ombudsman to probe their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response caught the agency by surprise and affected the morale of their personnel. In a television interview Thursday, Vergeire said

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Two of six Piston members who staged protest test positive for COVID-19

June 18, 2020

Two members of six Piston transport group which conducted a protest on June 2 and detained for six days tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice on Wednesday. “Two of the six (jeepney drivers)

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Five alleged NPAs killed in clash with troops

June 18, 2020

Five alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with government troops in Negros Oriental on Thursday morning. Maj. Cenon Pancito III, public affairs chief of the 3rd Infantry Division said joint elements of 11th Infantry

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83% of Filipinos say quality of life worsened in last 12 months:SWS

June 18, 2020

Eighty three percent of Filipinos said the quality of their life worsened in the past 12 months, breaking the previous record last June 2008, according to latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey on  Wednesday. Based on their survey conducted last

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DOJ placed on lockdown due to COVID-19 until June 28

June 18, 2020

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday placed the Department of Justice  in Padre Faura on lockdown until June 28 after five tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-2019). Three are assigned at the main office in Padre Faura while one is

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Roque threatens to expose “new irregularities” in PhilHealth

June 18, 2020

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday  he might ask President Rodrigo Duterte that he be allowed to quit from his post to pursue his anti-corruption advocacy at the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. In a radio interview, Roque threatened

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Man allegedly shoots three in La Union

June 18, 2020

A man allegedly shot three persons in La Union Tuesday after he teased one of them for being uncircumsized. Police said Mac Joel Obedoza argued with one of three persons composed of Aljohn Oribio, Jayson Sabado and Harry Sabado. The

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