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RITM certifies PNP Crime Lab as COVID-19 testing facility

May 22, 2020

The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) has certified the Philippine National Police’s Crime Laboratory COVID-19 RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) testing facility. In its certification last May 13, RITM said PNP’s molecular laboratory can now do independent testing for

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Police nab two Chinese for selling alleged COVID-19 medicines in Cavite

May 22, 2020

Two Chinese suspects were arrested during a raid in Bacoor City  on Friday for hiding medicines which are supposedly a cure for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) hut not registered with the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA). According to the Cavite

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Six, including siblings of barangay official, arrested in Tondo

May 22, 2020

Six drug suspects, including two siblings of a Tondo District 1 barangay chairman, were apprehended in a buy-bust operation in  Manila on Thursday night. In a report, Manila Police District (MPD) investigator-on-case Patrolman John Paul Peralta identified the apprehended suspects

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Palace on calls for Duque’s replacement: For now let us allow him to do his job

May 22, 2020

Malacañang urged on Friday the public to allow “for now” embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to do his job amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that Duque serves at the pleasure of

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Task force reminds stranded individuals to get medical clearance to return home

May 22, 2020

The Joint Task Force (JTF) COVID Shield on Friday reminded locally stranded individuals they need a medical clearance certificate from the health office of the local government unit (LGU) they have been staying before they can return to their hometown.

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PNP encourages alleged victims of police harassment in checkpoints to come out

May 22, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday encouraged victims of police harassment to name and file a case against the erring cops. Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa made the statement after reports of alleged abuse being committed

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Gapay joins virtual Indo-Pacific military conference

May 22, 2020

  Philippine Army chief  Lt.Gen Gilbert Gapay joined  the recent Virtual Indo-Pacific Landpower Conference (IPLC) hosted by the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC). Col. Ramon Zagala, Philippine Army spokesman saidGapay joined the virtual conference held on May 20-21, 2020. “The

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Former PNP intel chief discharged from official, one general in ”coma”

May 22, 2020

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) former director for intelligence, one police generals  involved in a helicopter crash in Laguna last March has been discharged from the hospital, according to a police official on Friday.  Lt. General Camilo Pancratius Cascolan,

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