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DOTr partners with Seaoil PH to provide P405,000 worth of free fuel for buses in its free ride service

April 11, 2020

Starting Monday additional fuel subsidies will be given to buses participating in the Free Ride for Health Workers Program of the Department of Transportation (DOTr). This, after Seaoil Philippines has pledged to provide, until April30, free fuel worth P405,000 to

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Baguio reports first COVID-19 case in 13 days

April 11, 2020

BAGUIO CITY- After 13 days, Baguio reported its first coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19) case on Good Friday after a 46-year-old street sweeper tested positive. Mayor Benjamin Magalong said the patient was rapid -tested on April 7 with a positive

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Duterte hopes “spirit of Lent” inspires Filipinos to move ahead with faith and peace

April 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed hope that the “spirit of Lent” inspires Filipinos to move ahead with faith and peace as they observe the Lenten season amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. In his Lenten message issued on Thursday, Duterte said

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Año urges LGUs to enforce ordinances to protect frontline workers

April 10, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año urged all local government units to pass and enforce anti-discrimination and anti-harassment ordinances to protect frontline workers fighting against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. “We are alarmed by the reports that reach our office on the

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119 new cases raise COVID-19 patients to 4,195:DOH

April 10, 2020

New coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases rose by triple digits for the second straight day, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. Based on the latest COVID-19 case bulletin, the DOH reported 119 cases, raising the total to 4,195. Eighteen

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Manila precinct commander, sergeant nabbed for alleged extortion

April 10, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) last Wednesday arrested the commander of a Manila police community precinct  and his cohort for alleged robbery-extortion  in Paco. Colonel Ronald Lee, PNP-IMEG director, said arrested were   Captain Josep Pedro

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US donates 1,300 cot beds for health frontliners

April 10, 2020

The United States donated on Friday more than 1,000 cot beds for health frontliners coping with the coronavirus disease 2019 ( COVID-19). Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) executive director, said the Philippine government, through

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Police arrest two flagellants in Pasay City

April 10, 2020

Pasay City police on Friday arrested two persons for doing the traditional Holy Week penance despite the enhanced community quarantine. According to Pasay City police acting chief, Colonel Ericson Dilag, the two were among 11 individuals they apprehended for violating

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