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Amid “riot” in US: Duterte thankful for “law-abiding” Filipinos

June 5, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is thankful that Filipinos are “really law-abiding,” otherwise, the government would find hard time enforcing the lockdown similar to what has been happening now in the United States. In a televised message in Davao City aired on

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Duque blames staff for delay of health workers’ benefits

June 5, 2020

  Health Secretary Francisco Duque III has blamed his staff for the delay in the release of benefits to health workers who severely got sick or died after they were infected with coronavirus disease while performing their job. In a

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Army welcomes NBI filing murder raps on cop, four others

June 5, 2020

The Philippine Army (PA) welcomes the filing of murder cases against the suspects on killing a retired soldier in Quezon City last April. On Thursday,  the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) reported filed murder, perjury and planting of evidence complaint

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Pharmaceutical firms assure affordability of vaccine for COVID-19 once available

June 5, 2020

Leading pharmaceutical companies assured on Thursday that the vaccine to be developed against coronavirus disease would be affordable. In a video conference hosted by the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines, Andreas Riedel, country manager of Pfizer Philippines, said they

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No change of mind by Duterte on VFA; termination process only suspended – Palace

June 4, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has not changed his mind about terminating the Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States, his spokesman said on Thursday. In a virtual press briefing in Davao City, Secretary Harry Roque said Duterte merely ordered the suspension

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Military approves anti-terror bill

June 4, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) welcomes the House of Representatives approval of a measure that would toughen up a law against terrorism. “We are pleased to hear that the Bill was passed by Congress. We are aware that

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Around P5 billion worth of illegal drugs seized from Chinese, two others in Bulacan

June 4, 2020

Around P5 billion worth of illegal drugs were seized from a Chinese suspect and two others during a buy-bust operation in Marilao, Bulacan on Thursday. An initial report said operatives from Philippine National Police- Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) conducted the

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TF eyes expanded tests for COVID-19 by targeting asymptomatic individuals

June 4, 2020

The National Task Force on COVID-19 wants to maximize the use of coronavirus disease test laboratories, with capacity reaching to almost 42,000 already, by including in the tests those asymptomatic patients in heavily populated areas in the country and frontliners.

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