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Malacanang to release EO declaring public health emergency on COVID-19

March 8, 2020

Malacanang on Sunday said President Rodrigo Duterte’s executive order declaring a public health emergency over the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak will be released by Monday. In a radio interview over Radyo Inquirer, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said he will

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Authorities confiscate around P19 million of marijuana in Mountain Province

Authorities confiscate around P19 million of marijuana in Mountain Province

March 8, 2020

Authorities confiscated a total of P19 million worth of marijuana from eight suspects, including an Army reservist, during separate police checkpoints in Mountain Province Saturday night. Brigadier General R’win Pagkalinawan, Cordillera regional police director,  said they received information illegal drugs

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Duterte will not suspend POGO: Panelo

March 8, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte will not suspend Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGO) for now after the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) earned around P8 billion from this industry last year, according to Malacanang on Sunday. “It will stay, He will

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Palace leaves it up to school administrators to suspend classes over COVID-19

March 8, 2020

Malacanang on Sunday said it’s up to school administrators if they want to suspend classes as part of their measure in preventing the spread of novel corona virus (COVID-19). “It’s their discretion if they feel that their children should be

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Sabotage is ”very unlikely” angle in chopper crash: Eleazar

March 8, 2020

Though the Philippine National Police (PNP) is not ruling out the possibility of “sabotage” during last Thursday’s helicopter mishap, the head of the special investigation task group (SITG) said this is “very unlikely”. In a radio interview on Sunday, PNP

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Two police officers arrested for illegal cockfighting, using detainee as driver

March 8, 2020

The Philippine National Police- Integrity Monitoring and Enforcement Group (PNP-IMEG) arrested two police officers in separate operations last Saturday for engaging in illegal cockfighting and using a detainee as personal driver. Police Colonel Ronald Lee, IMEG director, identified the arrested

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Alleged NPA leader killed in encounter with police, military in Northern Samar

March 8, 2020

An alleged leader of the New People’s Army (NPA) was killed in a joint military and police operation in Northern Samar last Friday. A military report said slain was Salvador Nordan alias Badok or Gahi, leader of the sub-regional operational

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P4 million worth of marijuana seized in Hagonoy

March 8, 2020

Authorities confiscated P4 million worth of marijuana during a follow-up operation in Hagonoy, Bulacan early Sunday morning. Police Major General Debold Sinas, the NCR chief, said the planned buy-bust operation was conducted by the District Special Operation Unit, District Drug

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