Bataan Day celebration set Thursday suspended

April 6, 2020

The Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) announced the suspension of the commemoration of the 78th Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor on Thursday. Other activities scheduled for Veterans Week were suspended because of the threat of 2019 coronavirus disease

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AFP calls on Filipinos to strengthen faith to hurdle COVID-19 challenge

April 6, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) called on Filipinos to strengthen their faith and the nation will be able to hurdle the challenges brought by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “The Armed Forces of the Philippines join  the Christian

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QC police hold dialogue with Kadamay, community kitchen an issue

April 6, 2020

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday said their personnel were dispatched in Sitio San Roque in Barangay Pagasa to conduct a dialogue with the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) group. In a statement, Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo,

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Duterte grants special risk allowance to frontline public health workers

April 6, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order authorizing the grant of special risk allowance (SRA) to frontline public health workers during the period of enhanced community quarantine relative to the coronavirus disease outbreak. “There is a need to recognize the

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Chinese medical experts to visit health facilities on Tuesday

April 6, 2020

The 12 Chinese medical experts who arrived in the country last Sunday are scheduled to visit  health facilities  handling coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, according to Department of Health (DOH) on Monday. In a TV interview, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire

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Davao city official quits over cockfighting issue

April 6, 2020

DAVAO CITY –Marissa Torentera, chief of the Davao City Business Permit and Licensing Division, tendered her resignation on Saturday and Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio accepted on Monday. Torentera quit over a fallout in the holding of a multi-million cockfighting event early

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Philippines to produce 10,000 medical-grade PPE daily: Nograles

April 6, 2020

The Philippines is set to produce 10,000 sets of personal protective equipment daily after the Holy Week, an official said on Monday. Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the

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PNP arrests 32 for spreading fake news

April 6, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said they have arrested 32 individuals for spreading fake news amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) threat. In a statement, PNP spokesperson, Brigadier General Bernard Banac said the PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group (ACG) revealed 24 suspects

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