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Año says Duterte may approve lowering Metro Manila to GCQ

May 28, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said President Rodrigo Duterte may approve the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) to downgrade Metro Manila and other regions in Luzon to General Community Quarantine (GCQ).

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PNP welcomes appointment of new PDEA head

May 28, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of  Wilkins Villanueva as new director general of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). “As a seasoned anti-narcotics operative honed by long years of service in the

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DOH sees more new cases of COVID-19

May 28, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday they are expecting the number of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases to rise in the next few days as the results of the tests for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arecoming in. In an

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Central bank can still cut reserve requirement by 200 bps, says Diokno

May 27, 2020

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno said on Wednesday that there is still room to further cut by 200 basis points the reserve requirement. In the virtual Lido forum, Diokno said the Monetary Board has given him the authority

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Three alleged NPAs arrested in North Cotabato

May 27, 2020

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) officer and two other members were arrested in a joint military and police operation in North Cotabato on Tuesday. Major Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command (Wescom) spokesman, said

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Palace hopes for 3-month extension of Bayanihan Act

May 27, 2020

Malacañang expressed hope on Wednesday that Congress would extend by at least three months the law, giving President Rodrigo Duterte the authority to exercise powers necessary and proper to carry out the declared national policy amid the health emergency brought

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NCR, LRTA conduct simulation on resumption of operations

May 27, 2020

The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) on Tuesday conducted a simulation with the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA) in preparation for resumption of  operations when Metro Manila will be under General Community Quarantine ( GCQ) Led by NCRPO chief

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Four of five Filipinos left home during quarantine to buy food: SWS

May 27, 2020

At least four out five Filipinos went out of their houses during the quarantine period to do essential activities, often to buy food, the Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey said on Wednesday. In its latest report, SWS said out of

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