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200k workers get DOLE aid

April 5, 2020

Close to 200,000 workers had received cash assistance from the government’s assistance programs to mitigate the impact of the national health emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the labor department said on Sunday. In a report, DOLE said about P622

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IATF OKs parameters in deciding whether ECQ to be lifted, extended

April 5, 2020

Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Sunday said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases already approved parameters that they will use to determine if the enhanced community quaratine (ECQ) will be lifted or extended. In

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Robredo “surprised,” “glad” over Duterte’s support for her COVID-19 relief efforts

April 5, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said she was “surprised” but at the same time “glad” that President Rodrigo Duterte defended the relief efforts that her office has been undertaking amid the coronavirus disease crisis. This was after former Presidential

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Philippine Navy to convert presidential yacht into quarantine facility

April 5, 2020

The Philippine Navy has devised a feasible plan of converting the presidential yacht, BRP Ang Pangulo (ACS 25), into a floating quarantine facility dedicated for coronavirus disease patients. In a statement released on Saturday, the Navy said converting the presidential

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Task force to shippers, consignees: Now is right time to get cargoes in ports

April 5, 2020

The Joint Task Force Corona Virus Shield (JTF CV Shield) on Sunday urged shippers and consignees to take advantage of the traffic jam-free situation in all the major thoroughfares across the country by retrieving their container vans in order to

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Cavite cops nab nearly 1,000 in overnight anti-criminality drive

April 5, 2020

Cavite police arrested almost 1,000 violators of the province’s imposed community quarantine during their overnight anti-criminality drive last Saturday. Police Colonel Marlon Santos, Cavite police provincial director, said of the total 973 apprehended individuals, 257 were curfew violators; 11 for

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DOH reports low COVID-19 deaths at eight

April 4, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) reported Saturday the number of fatalities from the 2019 coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) reached eight, bringing the total to 144. New COVID-19 cases were 76, placing the total to 3,094. This was sharply lower from

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IATF adopts recommendations by agriculture dept.

April 4, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) adopted the recommendations made by the Department of Agriculture (DA) during its meeting on Friday night. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said these recommendations include  the “augmentation of the existing budget for the “Ahon Lahat, Pagkaing

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