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Asymptomatic cargo drivers, crew need not undergo 14-day quarantine; imported PPE, medical equipment tax free – IATF

April 6, 2020

Asymptomatic drivers and crew of cargo vehicles need not undergo a 14-day quarantine in order not to hamper the delivery of goods, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases said on Monday. IATF Spokesperson and Cabinet

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Lawyer asks DOJ to prosecute Pimentel for allegedly violating quarantine law

April 6, 2020

A lawyer has asked the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute Senator Aquilino Pimentel III for alleged violation of quarantine laws and public health protocols to bring his wife to a Makati Medical Center only to find out later he

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POEA temporarily suspends deployment of health workerts

POEA temporarily suspends deployment of health workerts

April 6, 2020

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has temporarily suspended deployment of selected Filipino health care workers to other countries as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues. Based on POEA Governing Board Resolution No. 09-2020 issued Monday, a total of

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PNP excuses selective personnel from frontline duties

April 6, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) has excused single parent police personnel from frontline duties in public safety and law enforcement operations in response to the national health emergency, according to its police spokesperson. In a statement, Brigadier

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Eleazar reminds public to save task force hotline numbers

April 6, 2020

The Joint Task Force Corona Virus Shield (JTF CoViD Shield) on Monday urged the public to save its hotline numbers in their phones as it vowed to address concerns regarding the implementation of the guidelines of the Enhanced Community Quarantine

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4Ps beneficiaries don’t need to fill SAC forms: Año

April 6, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año reminded beneficiaries of the 4Ps (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program)  do not need to fill out Social Amelioration Card (SAC) forms because their cash subsidy under the Social Amelioration Program Bayanihan Fund has been credited to their

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Navy cancels two int’l activities

April 6, 2020

The Philippine Navy postponed the 17th Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) and International Fleet Review(IFR) due to the threat of 2019 coronavirus disease COVID-19). “We are considering to postpone it (International Fleet Review) because of this COVID-19, this is our

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Año urges LGUs to pass ordinance making people wear face masks in public

April 6, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Monday urged local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance requiring their constituents to wear face masks in public as a precautionary measure to combat the spread of COVID-19. Año said issuing an ordinance requiring

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