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PAF donates P1.78 million to help residents affected by Taal eruption

January 31, 2020

The Philippine Air Force ( PAF) donated P1.78 million to Batangas province to help residents affected by the Taal Volcano erruption. Maj. Aristides Galang, PAF spokesman, said a check amounting to P1,781,460 was turned over by PAF chief Maj. Gen.

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Baguio cancels opening parade of annual Flower Festival

January 31, 2020

BAGUIO CITY  —  Baguio has cancelled Saturday’s opening parade of the Flower Festival or Panagbenga. After meeting with key officials of the health department, the local City Health Services Office (CHSO), education department, tourism department and organizers of the Baguio Flower

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Ending VFA not mentioned in statement after Washington meeting of Locsin, Biegun

January 31, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr met with a senior official of the US State Department on Thursday, but a statement did not mention the Philippines informing Washington it would be terminating a 21-year-old Visiting Forces Agreement. Instead, the statement

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Gamboa not singling out QCPD for lack of action on illegal gambling, but all PNP units

January 31, 2020

Philippine National Police chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa on Friday clarified he did not “single out” the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) when he ordered intensified operations against illegal gambling. In a radio interview last January 26, Gamboa directed

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PNP ready to help DOH transport suspected coronavirus patients to hospital

January 31, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said they will help the Department of Health (DOH) in transporting patients suspected with the 2019 NCov virus once guidelines are issued. In an interview with reporters at Quezon City,

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Gov’t preparing for evacuation, quarantine of Filipinos from China

January 31, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is preparing for the evacution and quarantine of Filipinos from the areas in China affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus. “Yes, we are preparing for evacuation and quarantine. We’re looking for an area

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3rd Evacuation flight brings home Japanese from Wuhan

January 31, 2020

Tokyo–The third charter jet sent to Wuhan by the Japanese government arrived at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Friday, bringing home 149 Japanese nationals from the Chinese city mired in the coronavirus crisis. Some of the people are complaining

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Palace asks public not to panic after first confirmed case of nCoV

January 30, 2020

Malacanang urged on Thursday the public to remain calm following the first confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the country. The Department of Health confirmed that a 38-year old female Chinese patient under investigation was positive for the nCoV after

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