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Alleged NPA killed in Agusan del Sur encounter

May 26, 2020

Government troops killed an alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) and recovered high-powered firearms in a clash in Agusan del Sur on Sunday afternoon, a military officer reported on Tuesday. 1Lt Percival Carido,  civil military officer of the 26th

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Police nab person, who say he is member of PNP-IMEG

May 26, 2020

A person posing as an agent of the Philippine National Police (PNP)- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (IMEG) was arrested last Sunday. Police Brigadier General Ronald Oliver Lee, IMEG director, said Ruel Abella, 33,was arrested with his 16-year-old neighbor during

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Palace clarifies classes to continue, but not face-to-face

May 26, 2020

Malacañang clarified on Tuesday that only face-to-face classes would be barred until such time that a vaccine or drug against coronavirus disease is developed. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday night that

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IATF may come up with decision Wednesday on quarantine rules to be enforced after May 31 – Palace

May 26, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases might come up with a decision on Wednesday on the quarantine measures to be enforced after May 31 in Metro Manila and other parts of the country, Malacañang said

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P40 million suspected shabu seized in Bohol as PNP says anti-drug operations intensify

May 26, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday said  anti-illegal drugs operations continue to intensify amid their coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response activities after P40 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate raids  in Bohol province. Police

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Año says up to LGUs if they want to test or quarantive arriving OFWs

May 26, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said it is up to the local government units (LGUs) if they still want to retest  or quarantine the overseas Filipinos workers (OFW) who will return to their hometowns despite being tested negative for

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House panel approves three bills, including P1.3 trillion stimulus package

May 26, 2020

The Defeat COVID-19 Committee on Tuesday approved three bills, including a P1.3 trillion economic stimulus measure until 2023 to restart the economy and protect the people, especially medical frontliners from discrimination due to coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19). “These measures are not

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Año says ”big possibility” Metro Manila, other areas will be downgraded to GCQ

May 26, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said there is a possibility that Metro Manila and other areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) will be downgraded to general community quarantine (GCQ) after May 31. “There is a big possibility,” Año

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