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Duterte supports DepEd’s “blended and distant learning” amid COVID-19 pandemic

May 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed support on the Department of Education’s “blended and distant learning.” Duterte, who previously said there was no point in holding classes if there is no vaccine yet against coronavirus disease, made the statement after DepEd

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18 erring cops arrested by PNP since January

May 29, 2020

A total of 18 erring cops were arrested by the Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) since the start of the year, the PNP chief said on Friday. In a virtual presser, Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa

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Alleged NPAs abduct three ex-rebels in Samar

May 29, 2020

Alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) abducted three former rebels in Samar province on Wednesday morning, a military official reported on Friday. Cpt. Reynaldo Aragones Jr., public affairs chief of the 8th Infantry Division, said abducted were Cosme Cabangunay

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DOTr ready to resume “limited” train operations in Metro Manila under GCQ

May 29, 2020

The Department of Transportation ( DOTr) is ready to resume the operations of the railway systems in Metro Manila by Monday, when the metropolis shifts to general community quarantine amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade told President

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Bocaue Mayor Tugna passes away

May 29, 2020

The mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan died due to sepsis secondary to bacterial pneumonia,  Jesus is Lord (JIL) Church said Thursday. In a statement, JIL said Bocaue Mayor Joni Villanueva Tugna expired around 5:08 pm at a hospital in Taguig City.

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DOTr plans to open other international airports as Metro Manila shifts to GCQ

May 29, 2020

The Department of Transportation is eyeing to open other international airports in the country as Metro Manila transitions to general community quarantine starting next week. In a televised meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade

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Duterte says Metro Manila to be under GCQ starting June 1

May 29, 2020

By Celerina Monte President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Thursday night the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management on Emerging Infectious Diseases to place Metro Manila under the general community quarantine despite the sudden spike in the number

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Philippines reports highest daily number of COVID-19 cases

May 28, 2020

The Philippines reported its highest daily number of coronavirus disease (COVID) cases with 539 for a total of 15, 588,  the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday. The previous daily high was in March 31 when the DOH recorded at

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