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Cabinet members “100 percent” supportive of Duque – IATF

April 17, 2020

Members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases have expressed “100 percent” support to embattled Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. In a virtual press briefing, IATF Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said that when

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Alleged NPAs leave guns, radio after fleeing from encounter with military in Agusan del Sur

April 17, 2020

Soldiers recovered high- powered firearms following a clash with alleged New People’s Army ( NPA) in Agusan del Sur on Friday morning. Lt. Col. Ezra Balagtey, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Eastern Mindanao Command spokesman, said the troops of

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IATF says martial law not an option

April 17, 2020

Placing the whole Philippines or its part under martial law is not an option amid the coronavirus disease crisis, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Infectious Diseases said on Friday. IATF Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made

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Two alleged NPAs killed in Davao Oriental clash with military

April 17, 2020

Two alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in a clash with government troops in Davao Oriental on Thursday. Reports from the 67th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army said the 30-minute firefight happened at the vicinity of

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DSWD to conduct validation of beneficiaries of cash aid after pay out to fast-track distribution – IATF

April 17, 2020

The Department of Social Welfare and Development has removed the validation stage of the local government units as prerequisite before they could distribute the cash assistance to the low income families, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging

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AFP says communists made 17 ceasefire violations

April 17, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recorded 17 ceasefire violations committed by the communist group even as it said that pending an announcement by President Rodrigo Duterte operations against the New People’s Army resumed on Thursday. “During the ceasefire

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DA orders NFA to increase rice buffer stock

April 17, 2020

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has ordered the National Food Authority to buy palay in the country to increase its buffer stock amid Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine due to coronavirus disease pandemic. “To ensure continued access to affordable rice, the

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Duterte names Finance Undersecretary Chua as acting NEDA chief

April 17, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua as acting Director-General of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Duterte accepted the resignation of NEDA Director-General and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary

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