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Portion of condominium collapses in Makati

April 30, 2020

A portion of a condominium residence in Makati City collapsed on Thursday morning, according to police. Police Colonel Rogelio Simon, Makati police chief,  said a portion of Tower D, SM Jazz residence, along Nicanor Garcia Street, Barangay Belair, collapsed around

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There will be exemptions for seniors under GCQ: Año

April 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said there will be exemptions for senior citizens, especially those who are working and living alone, under the general community quarantine (GCQ). “Under GCQ, we will ease a bit… first of all, we need

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100 barangay captains to explain why they failed to implement quarantine: DILG

April 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said around 100 barangay captains have  received show cause orders for their alleged failure in implementing guidelines of the enhanced community quarantine. In a radio interview, Año said most of these barangay captains are from

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Expect more COVID-19 cases, says DOH

April 30, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) said the country should still expect coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases to rise. In a virtual press conference, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said : “It’s quite risky for us to declare now that we really are

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Six die in Tondo fire: MPD

April 30, 2020

Six persons died while four were injured in a fire in Tondo on Thursday morning. In a report, Manila Police District (MPD) said the fire took place around 6:37 am at the residential area of Tioco St. corner Tapurist St. The

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Police arrest Norwegian, Filipina for alleged cybersex den in Dumaguete

April 30, 2020

A Norwegian and a Filipina were arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG)- Negros Oriental Provincial Field Unit (PFU) for allegedly establishing an cybersex den in Dumaguete City last Wednesday evening. According Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office, the

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PCG recommends COVID-19 rapid test for Filipino seafarers in 10 cruise ships

April 30, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recommended the use of Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) to test Filipino seafarers from 10 cruise ships at the anchorage area of Manila Bay. Commodore Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, said the use of this rapid

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ECQ displaced 2.3 million formal sector workers: DOLE

April 30, 2020

The number of formal sector workers displaced by the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) has swollen to 2.3 million, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement , Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said “as of April 28,

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