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42 barangay officials facing criminal charges over SAP anomalies

May 21, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said 42 barangay officials are now facing criminal charges for Social Amelioration Program (SAP) anomalies. Año said this is an increase of almost 80 percent from the previous 23 officials who were earlier criminally

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Two alleged BIFF members killed in battle with military in Maguindanao

May 21, 2020

Two alleged members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) were killed in an encounter with government forces in Maguindanao on Monday. In a report Wednesday night, Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the Western Mindanao Command, said soldiers of the

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Medialdea: We’re not yet on second wave of COVID-19 infections

May 21, 2020

Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea contradicted on Wednesday Health Secretary Francisco Duque III that the country is already experiencing a second wave of coronavirus infections. Medialdea told reporters during the roll out of the Balik-Probinsiya Bagong Pag-asa Program in Quezon City

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DOH says Philippines facing second wave of COVID-19 cases, but curve has flattened

May 20, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) Wednesday said the country is in its second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. In a televised press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said epidemiological data show the  first wave  was back in

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Drug suspect nabbed, alleged shabu worth P75,000 seized in Tawi-tawi

May 20, 2020

Authorities arrested a drug suspect and seized a substance believed to be shabu worth P 75,000 in a law enforcement operation in Tawi-tawi on Tuesday, a military official said on Wednesday. Major Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)

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Duterte says gov’t should have money to be spent once coronavirus vaccine is available

May 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said the government has to have money so that when there is a vaccine against coronavirus disease, the Philippines could purchase it immediately. In a televised meeting with some members of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the

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DOJ orders BI to track down Chinese treated at an unauthorized medical facility in Pampanga

May 20, 2020

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday ordered the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to assist in tracking down Chinese nationals who sought treatment at an unauthorized medical facility in Pampanga. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said there is strong possibility Chinese

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Jinggoy denies violating quarantine protocols in bangus distribution in San Juan City

May 20, 2020

Former Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada on Wednesday insisted he did not violate quarantine protocols, including social distancing, when he gave bangus or milkfish to residents in a barangay in San Juan City early this month. Estrada, who went to the

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