”Seeing slight increases” in COVID-19 cases: Duque

January 3, 2021

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the health department is ”seeing slight increases” in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) two days into the new year. In a radio interview, Duque said: “We are already seeing slight increases… There are signs already (of a

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DILG will try to keep nine cops involved in Sulu shooting under police custody

January 2, 2021

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is studying how to keep nine police officers tagged in the shooting that left four Army intelligence officers dead in Jolo, Sulu in June last year in police custody ten days

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DOH reports 1,097 COVID-19 cases

January 2, 2021

The Department of Health (DOH) reported 1,097 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing total cases to 476, 916. The DOH said 15 laboratories did not submit their results for January 1 due to the temporary unavailability of the COVID-19 Document

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Wounded alleged NPA member captured by military in Sultan Kudarat

January 2, 2021

The government troops capture a wounded alleged member of New People’s Army (NPA) in Sultan Kudarat on Sunday. Western Mindanao Command chief Lt. Gen. Corleto Vinluan, Jr. said the troops from Joint Task Force Central captured him in Sultan Kudarat

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Police holding person of interest in girl’s death in Lanao del Norte

January 2, 2021

Lanao del Norte police are holding a person of interest in connection with the death of a 12-year-old girl Friday, radio reports said Saturday. ”One person of interest has been identified by the relatives (of the girl).He is a resident

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PNP dismisses nine cops in Sulu shooting

January 2, 2021

Nine policemen  involved in the fatal shooting of four Army intelligence officers in Jolo on June 29 were dismissed from the Philippine National Police (PNP). Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Debold Sinas Friday said he approved last  Dec. 28,

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Two die, four missing due to rains in Bicol: OCD

January 2, 2021

Two people died while four were missing because of rains caused by the tail-end of a frontal system in Bicol, the regional Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Saturday. The regional OCD said a boy drowned as a boat capsized

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Two bodies found floating at coastline of Alabang

January 2, 2021

The body of a man and a woman were found floating at the coastline of Alabang, Muntinlupa on Saturday, police said. They were identified as Alex and Emily Damayo, fish cage caretaker and a resident of Desuasido Ricemill, Barangay Maduya,

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