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Gov’t eyeing to send OFWs negative for COVID-19 after short quarantine

May 31, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is targeting to allow overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who will be tested negative for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to go home after a quarantine period of three days. In a meeting with President

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Online related fraud ”doubled” during quarantine:NBI

May 30, 2020

The number of recorded online related fraud cases ”has doubled” during the community quarantine  because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Bureau of Investigation  (NBI) cybercrime division officer said on Saturday.   In a virtual briefing, NBI Cybercrime Division executive

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Navy personnel donates one day of subsistence allowance for gov’t fight vs COVID-19

Navy personnel donates one day of subsistence allowance for gov’t fight vs COVID-19

May 30, 2020

Philippine Navy personnel donated one day of their subsistence allowance to support the government’s effort against COVID-19 pandemic. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, acting Philippine Navy public affairs director, said all sailors, marine officers and enlisted personnel donated one day

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Lorenzana welcomes approval of new anti-terror bill by two House panels

May 30, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana welcomed the approval of an anti-terror bill in a hearing of two committees at the House of Representative on Friday. <br/><br/> “The DND (Department of National Defense) welcomes the approval by the House Committees on Public

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Philippine daily COVID-19 cases surge to new mark of 1,046

May 30, 2020

Days before the government eases quarantine controls on Metro Manila due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019), the Department of Health ( DOH) reported 1,046 new cases Friday night. This is the highest number of COVID-19 cases since the Philippines

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Cebu, Mandaue cities under GCQ on June 1

May 30, 2020

The cities of Cebu and Mandaue will also be placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) starting Monday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said on Saturday. Roque said based on the result of the meeting of the Inter Agency Task Force (IATF)

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Santos assumes post as head of Army Aviation Regiment

May 29, 2020

Col. Andre Santos is the new commander of the Army Aviation Regiment in a change of command ceremony in Nueva Ecija on Thursday. Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala, Philippine Army spokesman, said the ceremony at the regiment’s headquarters in Fort Ramon

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PNP chief says no cop has died from COVID-19 since April

May 29, 2020

Despite the increasing number of cops infected of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said there have been no fatalities since April. In his virtual presser, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said 302

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