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Stronger San Juan Bridge reopens to traffic

March 12, 2020

San Miguel Corp., through its infrastructure arm San Miguel Infrastructure, reopened a new and stronger San Juan River bridge, also known as the Pinaglabanan Bridge on Wednesday, following reconstruction that began late last year. Public Works and Highways secretary Mark

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52 Filipinos now infected with COVID-19

March 12, 2020

Three new Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases were confirmed by the Department of Health (DOH) Thursday , bringing the total number of patients with the disease to 52. In a statement, the DOH reported that three new cases have been

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Duterte undergoes testing for COVID-19; result to be known after 48 hours

March 12, 2020

Specimens of President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday afternoon was taken specimen for testing to determine if he has contracted the coronavirus disease. According to Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, who also underwent testing, staff from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine

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San Juan cops simulate lockdown

March 12, 2020

San Juan police conducted an exercise simulating a lockdown on Thursday. Col. Jaime Santos, San Juan police chief, said in  a phone interview: “It’s just a dry-run in the event there would be an order.” Santos said he is confident

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Cops nab Taiwanese suspected of leading criminal group, 3 others in Misamis Oriental

March 12, 2020

A Taiwanese suspected to be leading a criminal gang and his three cohorts were arrested by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Wednesday. Police Maj. Gen. Joel Napoleon Coronel, CIDG director,  said the alleged

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SC suspends court hearings from March 13 to 18

March 12, 2020

The Supreme Court has ordered the suspension of court hearings from March 13 to 18 as a preventive measure against COVID-19. Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta earlier issued an Administrative Circular to guide the lower courts how to prevent the spread

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Duterte’s foreign trips suspended amid COVID-19 outbreak – PSG

March 12, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte would not travel abroad, especially in countries with confirmed cases of coronavirus disease, the Presidential Security Group said on Thursday. The PSG, on its Facebook page, said this was the recommendation of the Department of Health (DOH).

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PCG starts implementing precautions vs COVID-19

March 12, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) National Headquarters in Port Area, Manila has begun implementing precautionary measures amid increasing number of cases of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the country. PCG personnel, officers and visitors who were entering headquarters should observe protocols

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