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Palace no info yet on Chinese COVID-19 brand to be donated to Philippines

January 17, 2021

Malacanang is not aware yet of the brand of vaccine for coronavirus disease that China will donate to the Philippines, an official said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that in the agreement signed between

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Air Force grounds all its aircraft after fatal chopper crash

January 17, 2021

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has grounded all its entire fleet of Huey after one of its helicopters crashed in Bukidnon which resulted in the death of seven soldiers, its spokesperson said on Sunday. “After this incident, as SOP (standard

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2 cops positive for illegal drug use to be dismissed – Sinas

January 17, 2021

Two patrolmen will be dismissed from service after they were found positive for illegal drug use, the chief of the Philippine National Police said on Sunday. General Debold Sinas said Patrolman Reyland Lacap Intal of Olongapo City Mobile Force Company

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Seven perish in Bukidnon helicopter crash

January 17, 2021

Seven people, including members of the Philippine Army and Air Force, perished after a UH-1H helicopter crashed in Bukidnon on Saturday afternoon. Initial report from police said the helicopter with tail number 517 crashed at the vicinity of Sitio Nahigit,

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Military ordered to dismantle NPA guerilla fronts by end-2021

January 16, 2021

Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Gilbert Gapay ordered military commanders to dismantle all the guerilla fronts of the New People’s Army (NPA) by end of this year. Capt. Jonathan Zata, AFP public affairs chief, said the directive

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QC urging Black Nazarene devotees to undergo free swab tests

January 16, 2021

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is urging those who attended the Black Nazarene feast last week in Manila to undergo free swab testing in the city’s health centers. Belmonte told the Laging Handa virtual forum on Saturday that since not

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13 alleged Abu Sayyaf members surrender to military in Sulu

January 16, 2021

Thirteen  alleged Abu Sayyaf members, including one female, surrendered to the military in Sulu on Saturday. They yielded to Col. Antonio Bautista Jr. commander of Army’s 1101st Brigade at its headquarters in Sitio Bayug, Barangay, Samak, Talipao, Sulu at around

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Philippines includes UAE, Hungary in travel ban due to new variant of COVID-19

January 15, 2021

The Philippines included on Friday United Arab Emirates and Hungary in the travel ban amid the reported cases of new strain of coronavirus disease. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the travel restrictions in the two countries is

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