The Daily Manila Shimbun

 

Año orders PNP to be vigilant as quarantine eases in many areas

May 13, 2020

Despite a  61 percent crime reduction rate, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to remain vigilant as general community quarantine implementation looms in many parts of the country. Año said the PNP should continue

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DND orders military to assist in giving cash

May 13, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to assist the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on distributing cash assistance for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) beneficiaries.  Arsenio Andolong, Department of National Defense (DND)

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Tropical Storm ”Ambo” nears Eastern Visayas-Bicol

May 13, 2020

Tropical Storm ”Ambo” is forecast to intensify as it approaches the Eastern Visayas- Bicol Region , the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ( Pagasa) said on Wednesday.  As of 10am, ”Ambo” was last spotted at 360 km east

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DOLE suspends applications from displaced OFWs for cash aid

May 13, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has ordered the suspension of the one-time cash assistance program for overseas Filipino workers displaced due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In an interview Wednesday, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said: “We

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Año urged LGUs to remain vigilant

May 13, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday urged all local government units (LGUs) not to let their guard down, and sustain the gains in controlling the spread of COVID-19 following the health department’s official findings that the country is beginning to

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Alleged Abu killed, man involved in 2018 Lamitan bombing severely wounded in Basilan

May 13, 2020

An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf,  was shot dead in an encounter with government troops in Basilan last Friday night, a military spokesman reported on Wednesday. Maj. Arvin Encinas, Western Mindanao Command spokesman,  said  based on reports Adzuan Kajing,

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Stranded Japanese tourists in Cebu leave for Narita

May 13, 2020

Hundreds of Japanese tourists who were stranded in Cebu due to the enhanced community quarantine pandemic returned to their country onboard a Philippine Airlines sweeper flight on May 12. In a statement, Philippine Airlines spokesperson Cielo Villaluna said a total

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2nd tranche of cash aid to be given to areas under ECQ, says Palace

May 12, 2020

Malacañang said on Tuesday only low-income families living in areas under the enhanced community quarantine would receive the second tranche of the Social Amelioration Program. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was approved during the meeting

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