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SAP payout reaches 90.86%: Año

May 11, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday said the overall national payout rate of the first tranche of the Social Amelioration Program (SAP) has reached 90.86 percent. Año said a total of 1,265 local government units (LGUs) nationwide were able to

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MMDA convoy collides with two vehicles in EDSA-Shaw underpass

May 11, 2020

A Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) convoy  collided with two vehicles in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City on Sunday evening. According to the Eastern Police District (EPD), the incident transpired around 9:30 pm along EDSA- Shaw underpass involving a reefer van

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Philippines reports 184 new coronavirus cases

May 10, 2020

Around 184 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines were recorded as of Sunday, according to the Department of Health (DOH). Based on the latest Case Bulletin, the DOH said the country has already a total of 10,794 COVID-19

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LPA developed into tropical depression, 1st storm this year – Pagasa

May 10, 2020

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) on Sunday said the low pressure area (LPA) that it has been monitoring off Mindanao has developed into a tropical depression. In its latest bulletin, Pagasa said the LPA intensified into

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DILG backs bill limiting barangay population

May 10, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) expressed support on Sunday on the bill limiting the population of every barangay to 15,000 in all urban areas of the country. In a radio interview, DILG Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya said the

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Cop missing in boat mishap off Antique

May 10, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has continued with the search and rescue operation for the missing police personnel onboard a speedboat that capsized off Caluya, Antique last May 8. According to PCG, Police Corporal John Mark Alejandro was one of

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Task force wants curfew to be part of “new normal” to cut crime rate

May 10, 2020

Curfew implementation should be part of the “new normal” in the country as crime incidents went down by 61 percent since the enforcement of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Joint Task Force (JTF) COVID-19 Shield commander said on Sunday. In

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2 sailors hurt after PH Navy vessel catches fire off India

May 10, 2020

Two sailors of Navy vessel BRP Ramon Alcaraz were injured after the ship’s engine room caught fire hours after departing the port of Cochin, India. According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the fire transpired in the main engine room last

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