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PNP coordinating with CAAP on probing chopper mishap

March 5, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) will coordinate with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) in their investigation following a helicopter crash in San Pedro, Laguna Thursday morning. “Now, they (special investigation task group “Bell 429”) conducted initial meeting

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Palace says report on presence of 3,000 Chinese soldiers in PH needs to be validated

March 5, 2020

Malacanang said on Thursday that the reported presence in the Philippines of some 3,000 members of China’s People’s Liberation Army is being validated. This was after Senator Panfilo Lacson, former head of the Philippine National Police (PNP), said he received

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Gamboa names officers-in-charge for departments of two unconscious generals

March 5, 2020

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Archie Francisco Gamboa on Thursday designated officers-in-charge for the positions of the two generals as they remained unconscious after a helicopter they were riding crashed in San Pedro, Laguna. In an interview with reporters,

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Unemployment rate steady at 5.3 percent: PSA

March 5, 2020

Unemployment rate in January was estimated at 5.3 percent, unchanged from a year ago,  the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said Thursday.  The labor force participation rate or the proportion of the labor force to population 15 years old and over

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Gov’t exploring ‘all options’ in order to weather economic impact of COVID-19 outbreak, says Nograles

March 5, 2020

A Palace official said with the COVID-19 outbreak expected to adversely affect the world economy, the government is ready to weather the economic impact of the outbreak and is exploring measures to mitigate the impact of the disease on trade,

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SC issues writ of habeas corpus for Salas

March 5, 2020

The Supreme Court has issued a writ of habeas corpus for former New People’s Army leader Rodolfo Salas, recently arrested in Angeles City for murder. In a notice Thursday, the SC’s Third Division issued a writ of habeas corpus and

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500 Filipino crew members of cruise ship docked off San Francisco being tested for COVID-19

March 5, 2020

Five hundred Filipino crew members on a cruise ship eing linked to the first death from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in California are undergoing tests. In an interview Thursday,  Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the  500 Filipinos are

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PNP chopper crash won’t deter Duterte from often taking helicopter to events, Palace says

March 5, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte would continue to take a chopper in attending to various events outside Malacañang despite Thursday’s helicopter crash resulting in the injury of eight policemen, including Philippine National Police chief General Archie Gamboa, a Palace official said. In

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