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Two Navy ships arrive in Manila after five months abroad

June 16, 2020

After five months of deployment in Middle East, the Philippine Navy contingents onboard BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Davao Del Sur finally arrived in Manila on Tuesday. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, acting Philippine Navy public affairs chief,  said the

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397 officials facing criminal charges for anomalies in cash aid: Año

June 16, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said a total of 397 barangay and local government officials are facing criminal charges for alleged anomalies in the distribution of the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) before the various prosecutors’

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Police arrest alleged hitman of kidnap group targetting BIR officials

June 16, 2020

A former police officer who is allegedly the hitman of a kidnapping group targetting officials of the Bureau of Internal Revenue was arrested by the Philippine National Police- Anti Kidnapping Group in Bulacan on Monday. According to PNP-AKG, former PO3

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Año eyes sending more cops to Cebu City as it reverts to ECQ

June 16, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año is eyeing to send more cops in Cebu City after President Rodrigo Duterte decided to place it back under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to make sure people are following the health protocols. During their IATF-EID (Inter-Agency

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Duterte wants to consult businessmen on quarantine classifications

June 16, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said he would talked with the businessmen regarding the quarantine classifications in the country. “Later on as we ramble on probably tomorrow or day after, after I shall have talked to the businessmen, then we can decide

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Duterte can’t say if Philippines already experiencing second wave of COVID-19

June 16, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that he was not sure if the country is  experiencing a second wave of coronavirus disease cases. In a televised public message on Monday night in Malacañang, Duterte, however, said it was “very heartening” to

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Duterte says gov’t may buy transistor radios for students in far-flung areas to aid their studies

June 16, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said the government might buy transistor radios for students in far-flung areas who have no access to internet, cellular phones or television. This as 10.6 million students have enrolled via online in time for the opening of

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Police, NBI agents probing broadcaster’s death being harassed, threatened: task force

June 16, 2020

Investigators tasked on the recent killing of a Dumaguete City-based radio anchor are being subjected to serious threats and intimidation in Negros Oriental, the Presidential Task Force on Media Security (PTFoMS) said on Monday. The PTFoMS has expressed alarm over the

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