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Duterte enjoins all sectors to aid in conduct of 2020 census of population

March 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte declared May 2020 as National Census Month as he urged all sectors to cooperate to the Philippine Statistics Authority to ensure the successful conduct of the census of population and housing. “The census aims to provide government

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Duterte declares 2nd week of March of every year as Philippine Digestive Health Week

March 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of March of every year as “Philippine Digestive Health Week.” In Proclamation No. 930 signed on March 18, Duterte ordered the Department of Health to lead, coordinate and supervise the nationwide yearly

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Duterte orders gov’t agencies to strictly implement water conservation

March 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all national government agencies to “strictly” implement water conservation measures. Administrative Order No. 24, which was signed on March 18, containing the directive noted that based on the projections of the National Water Resources Board,

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SC to say when 2019 bar exam results will be announced

March 19, 2020

The Supreme Court has denied reports the results of the 2019 bar examinations will be released on April 15. Senior Associate Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, the 2019 Bar chairperson, said the SC will make an official announcement . “Contrary to what

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Filipino who went to Japan eighth to recover from COVID-19:DOH

March 19, 2020

Fifteen more  tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to bring the country’s total to 217, but a patient with travel history to Japan became the eighth Filipino to recover. He is a 48-year old Filipino from Cavite, with travel

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Duterte wants to centralize gov’t efforts for reintegration of ex-rebels; forms task force

March 19, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an administrative order centralizing all government efforts to reintegrate former rebels into society and creating a task force for such purpose. AO No. 25, which Duterte signed on March 18, amends AO No. 10 Series

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PNP following DOH in naming COVID-patients

March 19, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Thursday said they are following  protocols set by the Department of Health (DOH) in disclosing information of people positive for the 2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19. “The PNP is following the protocol being implemented

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DOLE urges firms to provide temporary shelter to workers

March 19, 2020

With several companies still operating despite the Luzon-wide enhanced community quarantine, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is calling on these firms to consider giving their workers  temporary shelters.  In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said: “For enterprises

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