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8 killed in NAIA aircraft crash

March 29, 2020

Eight people died after a civilian aircraft bound for Haneda, Japan crashed and caught fire in Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Sunday evening, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said. In a statement, CAAP said the incident transpired

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Philippine COVID-19 cases soar to 1,418 with 71 deaths

March 29, 2020

The number of infected patients due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country has increased to 1,418 with 71 deaths, according to the Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday. In its latest bulletin, the DOH said 343 new cases were

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Lorenzana on call to release vulnerable prisoners: Better for them to stay where they are

March 29, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday said it is better for prisoners, especially elder inmates, to stay in detention facilities to prevent them from being infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Lorenzana made the statement after the recommendation made by

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Año to continue self-quarantine

March 29, 2020

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año on Sunday said he will continue his 14-day self-quarantine despite the pronouncement of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) that ACT-CIS Partylist Representative Erick Go Yap was negative of the coronavirus disease

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Robredo’s office mulls producing PPEs for frontliners

March 29, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday said her office is planning to locally produce personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers due to limited supplies available in the market right now. In a radio interview, Robredo said they were able

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Cops nab 2 suspects; seize P2-M “shabu” in Quezon City buy-bust

March 29, 2020

The Quezon City Police District (QCPD) on Saturday seized more than P2 million worth of illegal drugs from two alleged drug suspects in Novaliches, Quezon. QCPD Director Police Brigadier General Ronni Montejo said the operation was conducted around 10:15pm inside

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Palace: NPA attack in Rizal unmasked its “treacherous character”

March 29, 2020

Malacanang on Sunday strongly condemned the ceasefire violation committed by the New People’s Army (NPA) when it attacked soldiers doing community work in Rodriguez, Rizal last Saturday. In a statement, Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this attack “unmasked the treacherous

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Cop shouting at Quiapo “hard-headed” residents isolated case – PNP

March 29, 2020

The incident in Quiapo, Manila where a police officer manning a checkpoint was seen shouting at residents in the area was only an “isolated case,” the Philippine National Police said on Sunday. In a radio interview, the head of the

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