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PNP to look into complaint of Bayan official on police ”black propaganda”

June 8, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said they will look into the complaint of Bayan General Secretary Renato Reyes that a Facebook post of the Caraga regional police is “black propaganda”. “We will look into it.

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PNP anti-cybercrime unit looking into spread of fake Facebook accounts

June 8, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Anti Cybercrime Group (PNP-ACG) is investigating the widespread creation of fake Facebook accounts last Sunday, the chief of the Philippine National Police said on Monday. “Our social media monitoring is active and anything that are not

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More than 36,000 OFWs repatriated: DFA

June 8, 2020

More than 36,000 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) have been repatriated during the coronavirus pandemic and at least 30,000 must be repatriated, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Sarah Arriola said 36,731 OFWs have been repatriated

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PH, Japan exchange notes on Cebu and Davao infra projects; health, agri and scholarship grants

June 8, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and Japanese Ambassador Haneda Koji exchanged diplomatic notes firming up Japanese support for two major Philippine infrastructure projects, as well as grant aid for agriculture development, higher education scholarships, and critically needed health

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San Juan police chief to remain in post as PNP probes checkpoint violation in Baguio

June 8, 2020

The chief of San Juan City police will stay in his post for now while an investigation is ongoing after five of his men escorted Mayor Francis Zamora and violated checkpoints in Baguio City last week. In a press briefing,

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DOJ gets over 100 complaints on fake Facebook accounts

June 8, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Cybercrime has received more than 100  reports from Facebook users who complained of dummy accounts a few hours after it started investigating the reported proliferation of fictitious accounts on Sunday. Justice Undersecretary Markk

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Lorenzana says anti-terror bill does not mean”martial law”

June 8, 2020

Amid criticisms hurled against the anti-terrorism bill, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana emphasized that the measure “is not martial law”. “There are a lot of misinformation about the anti-terrorism bill, that it is like martial law. Anti-terrorism bill is not martial

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Almost 3,000 new HIV cases reported in first quarter

June 8, 2020

Nearly 3,000 new cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were reported to the Department of Health (DOH) during the first quarter. Based on the January-March 2020 HIV/AIDS Registry of the Philippines (HARP), there are a total of 2,818 newly-confirmed HIV

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