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80% of cash assistance downloaded to LGUs – IATF

April 16, 2020

The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has  downloaded to the local government units about 80 percent of cash assistance to low-income families amid the coronavirus disease pandemic, an official said on Thursday. The government has earmarked a total

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Alleged NPA officer arrested in Batangas

April 16, 2020

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) officer was arrested in a law enforcement operation in Batangas on Thursday morning. Capt. Jayrald Ternio,  public affairs chief of the 2nd Infantry Division,  said the apprehended rebel was Lamberto Asinas alias Baste, the

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DA eyeing to transform portions of ancestral land to be food production areas

April 16, 2020

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is eyeing portions of vast ancestral lands nationwide to be transformed into food production areas as part of its effort to increase the country’s food supply amid the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture Secretary William

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15 senators file resolution calling for Duque to quit

April 16, 2020

Fifteen senators filed a resolution calling for the “immediate resignation” of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III for showing a poor performance in addressing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat in the country. In a resolution released on Thursday, it stated that

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Gov’t allows foreign cruise ships carrying Filipino crew to dock in Manila ports

April 16, 2020

The Philippine government has approved foreign cruise ships carrying Filipino crew to dock in Manila ports, the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said on Thursday. In a virtual press briefing, IATF Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary

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Barangays must use existing census to classify ”at-risk” individuals

April 16, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday said barangay officials must use their existing census data to classify “at-risk” individuals and to prioritize contact tracing for those who were in close contact with the reported cases of COVID-19. Due to the

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Army recruits 55 new nurses for medical team

April 16, 2020

The Philippine Army (PA) recruited new registered nurses to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Col. Ramon Zagala, PA spokesman, said a total 55 new registered nurses will join the Army’s medical team. Zagala said the newly-recruited nurses will

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Alleged NPA killed hours after ceasefire with gov’t lapses

April 16, 2020

An alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a 10-minute encounter with the military in Sorsogon province hours after the government’s truce with the communists expired on Thursday. Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines

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