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Año says he’s COVID-19 positive

March 31, 2020

Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday said he is positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In a statement, Año said he received the result of his test from the state-run Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

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Gov’t to decide on whether to lift, extend, or expand ECQ in Luzon

March 31, 2020

A technical working group led by the Department o Health is tasked to finalize the parameters on whether the enhanced community quarantine in the whole of Luzon will be lifted, extended or expanded amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a

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COVID-19 cases double to 2,084 after four days

March 31, 2020

Four days after the number of 2019 coronavirus disease cases reached 1,000, it has doubled as of Monday. The COVID-19 Case Bulletin of the DOH said there are a total of 2,084 COVID-19 cases in the country as of 4

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DA to open more ‘Kadiwa’ stores in Metro Manila next week

March 31, 2020

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will open more outlets selling farm fresh products, including fish, next week. Agriculture Secretary William Dar said Tuesday more ‘Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita’ outlets will be opened to provide Metro Manila residents fresh farm

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Philippines to import 300,000 MT of rice

March 31, 2020

The Philippine government is planning to import 300,000 metric tons of rice as part of contingency measure amid the coronavirus disease pandemic. Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on

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QC cops arrest suspect, seize P14 million worth of illegal drugs

March 31, 2020

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Monday seized P14 million worth of illegal drugs in a buy-bust operation in Novaliches. Police Brigadier General Ronnie Montejo, QCPD director, said the suspect, Regine Legaspi, 31, was arrested in a follow up

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Task force’s enforcement arm orders cops to take down barangay checkpoints on national highways

March 31, 2020

The Joint Task Force Corona Virus Shield (JTF CV Shield) on Monday reminded all police commanders to make sure no barangay checkpoints would be set up along national highways and provincial roads to establish uniform implementation of the Enhanced Community

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PSE index snaps two-day losing streak

March 31, 2020

The Philippines’ main stock index snapped a two-day losing streak on Tuesday. The peso gained to P50.68 against the US dollar from P50.96 on Monday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines rose to

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