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Philippines, Korea exchange documents on $50m loan for ‘Build, Build, Build’ preparatory works

January 28, 2020

South Korea will provide the Philippines a $50-million loan to fund the feasibility studies and other project preparation activities necessary to speed up the implementation of the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure projects under an agreement signed between the

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NCRPO waiting for Gamboa OK if they can pull out men from Batangas

January 28, 2020

The regional director of the National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) on Tuesday said they are waiting if Police Lieutenant General Archie Francisco Gamboa will allow puiling out their personnel in Batangas to help in the assisting residents affected

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BI suspends issuing visa upon entry due to novel coronavirus concerns

January 28, 2020

Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced Tuesday he has ordered that the visa upon arrival facility to be temporarily suspended following concerns on the spread of the novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. The move, according to the BI, follows

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Hontiveros alleges menu of sex services, trafficked women for Chinese POGO workers

January 28, 2020

Filipino girls, as well as trafficked Chinese women, are victims in the recent rise of prostitution dens catering to Chinese nationals residing in the country, revealed Senator Risa Hontiveros in a hearing on Tuesday. “We cannot become the nest of

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DOLE mulls deployment ban to China amid nCoV concerns

January 28, 2020

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said Tuesday that it is mulling over the possibility of imposing a deployment ban to China, amid the rapid spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) there.  “It is under study,” said Labor

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DepEd eyes holding classes in Batangas 6 days a week as “catch up” measure

January 28, 2020

The Department of Education ( DepEd) is eyeing to implement a modified school calendar as “catch up” measure for areas affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano, which resulted in class suspensions. In a press briefing in Malacañang, DepEd Secretary

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Several schools in Manila suspend classes

January 27, 2020

Several schools in the City of Manila  on Monday announced class suspension as precautionary measures for the novel coronavirus.  According to the Manila Information Office, the coronavirus scare on social media resulted to suspension of classes in Philippine Academy of Sakya,

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Manila says it has no confirmed coronavirus case

January 27, 2020

The Manila Health Department clarified there are no confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the city. Despite circulating unverified information on social media, the Manila Health Department said there are no positive cases of novel coronavirus involving a Chinese national

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