Palace wants details of alleged human rights violations while under ECQ for proper action

April 19, 2020

Malacanang is urging the public to report to them any human rights violation allegedly committed by the authorities while the country is under the state of health emergency. In a statement on Sunday, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said there were

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Duterte, task force yet to discuss if truce with NPA to be renewed – Roque

April 19, 2020

The National Task Force on Ending Local Armed Conflict has yet to discuss with President Rodrigo Duterte if the unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front would be renewed after it expired on April

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Operations vs unauthorized persons in private vehicles expand nationwide

April 19, 2020

Police commanders in the provinces have been instructed to check  all private vehicles for possible violation of home quarantine as the Joint Task Force COVID Shield expanded the operations to the entire country amid violations of guidelines to prevent the

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Palace denounces military, Abu Sayyaf clash in Sulu, leaving 11 soldiers dead

April 19, 2020

Malacañang has condemned the recent clash between the government troops and the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group in Sulu, resulting in the death of 11 soldiers and wounding of 14 others. Despite the incident, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the government

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DFA welcomes home 571 seafarers; total number of repatriated OFWs now over 16,000

April 19, 2020

On Sunday morning, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) breached the 16,000-mark of repatriated seafarers as two consecutive flights carrying a total of 571 Filipino crew of Norwegian Breakaway were brought home from Orlando, Florida to Manila. Implementing the stringent

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Abu Sayyaf leader grandson killed as military pursues attackers in Sulu

April 19, 2020

The grandson of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) leader Radullan Sahiron was killed in a pursuit operation launched by the military forces in Sulu on Saturday night. “Acting on a reliable information, troops of the Joint Task Force Sulu conducted pursuit

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COVID-19 cases at 5,878; 766 healthcare workers positive for virus

April 17, 2020

Two hundred eighteen new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health (DOH) Friday, bringing total cases to 5,878. In a televised press briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire disclosed that there are 766 healthcare workers, who

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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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