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No free WiFi, sales, marketing events in malls under GCQ, says Palace

May 7, 2020

Malacañang said on Thursday that malls and shopping centers in areas under general community should turn off the free WiFi and suspend the sale and marketing events and other promotional activities in order not to attract large crowds. In a

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Cruise ship with Filipino seafarers arrives at Manila Bay

May 7, 2020

Another cruise ship carrying hundreds of Filipino seafarers arrived at the anchorage area of Manila Bay Thursday morning. Commodore Armando Balilo, PCG spokesman, said M/V Ruby Princess docked around 8 am. He said M/V Ruby Princess, which came from the

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NEDA chief Chua favors more telco players with need to shift to digital economy

May 7, 2020

Acting National Economic and Development Authority Director General Karl Kendrick Chua underscored on Thursday the need to shift to digital economy amid the coronavirus disease crisis. With this, Chua said he favors possible move for more players in the telecommunications

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PNP hopeful low crime rate can be sustained after quarantine is eased

May 7, 2020

With a 60 percent decrease in crime rate, the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday expressed optimism that this trend will be sustained under the “new normal” PNP chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa said the public’s cooperation and support

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UPDATE: Philippine economy shrinks in Q1, first in 22 years

May 7, 2020

The Philippine economy contracted by 0.2 percent during the first quarter of this year, the lowest since 1998, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday. Acting Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua attributed the contraction of the gross domestic product

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Año warns POGO operators to follow quarantine guidelines

May 7, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday warned Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) businesses that special teams were created to check  if they are following quarantine guidelines. Last Tuesday, a total of 63 Chinese nationals and 13 Filipinos were arrested in

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DILG extends deadline for SAP payout to May 10

May 7, 2020

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday extended the deadline for the distribution of the first tranche of Social Amelioration Program (SAP) to May 10. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said he recognizes the challenges encountered by

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Navy ships to bring back stranded Filipino tourists in India

May 7, 2020

Aside from getting face masks from a Filipino donor, the Philippine Navy (PN) contingents initially deployed to Middle East will also assist in the repatriation of stranded Filipino tourists in India. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, Philippine Navy spokesman, said

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