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Filipino who went to Japan eighth to recover from COVID-19:DOH

March 19, 2020

Fifteen more  tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to bring the country’s total to 217, but a patient with travel history to Japan became the eighth Filipino to recover. He is a 48-year old Filipino from Cavite, with travel

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Duterte wants to centralize gov’t efforts for reintegration of ex-rebels; forms task force

March 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an administrative order centralizing all government efforts to reintegrate former rebels into society and creating a task force for such purpose. AO No. 25, which Duterte signed on March 18, amends AO No. 10 Series

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PNP following DOH in naming COVID-patients

March 19, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said they are following  protocols set by the Department of Health (DOH) in disclosing information of people positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19. “The PNP is following the protocol being implemented

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DOLE urges firms to provide temporary shelter to workers

March 19, 2020

With several companies still operating despite the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is calling on these firms to consider giving their workers  temporary shelters.  In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said: “For enterprises

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Davao Region under “lockdown” for 14 days due to coronavirus

March 19, 2020

Davao Region, including President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown of Davao City, has started implementing on Thursday, a 14-day lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease in the region. In the refined guidelines, Davao City Mayor Sara Z. Duterte, chairperson of

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DILG can’t allow Pasig to use tricycles transport health workers

March 19, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday said they cannot allow the request of the mayor of Pasig City to exempt them on the use of public mass transportation, specifically tricycles, in their area. In a press

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Consult DOH, DILG tells provinces who want to impose enhanced community quaratine

March 19, 2020

The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Thursday advised the local government units outside Luzon to consult the Department of Health (DOH) in their areas first before implementing enhanced community quarantine. “If they are to impose a similar

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Palace says one month extension for filing annual ITR to give taxpayers ample time to prepare requirements

March 19, 2020

The Bureau of Internal Revenue(BIR) has extended for one month until May 15 the filing of the annual income tax returns amid the spread of the coronavirus disease. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said despite the extension from

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