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Japan confirms more cases of new coronavirus infection

February 20, 2020

Tokyo–More people in Japan were confirmed on Wednesday to be infected with the new coronavirus that originated in Wuhan in China’s Hubei Province. The city government of Sapporo said that a male corporate worker in his 40s in the capital

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Passengers begin to leave virus-hit cruise ship in Japan

February 20, 2020

Yokohama–Passengers started on Wednesday to leave the Diamond Princess cruise ship, which has been quarantined for the new coronavirus at the port of Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, eastern Japan, since early this month. Those who do not have symptoms, such as

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Plans finalized for voluntary repatriation of 497 Filipinos on cruise ship

February 20, 2020

Plans are being finalized to repatriate the  remaining 497 Filipinos on board the Diamond Princess, a cruise ship which has been quarantined by Japanese authorities off Yokohama to curb the spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Assistant Health Secretary

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PSE index, peso end higher

February 19, 2020

The main Philippine share index closed higher on Wednesday. The peso finished at P50.54 against the US dollar from P50.645. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $98.3 million from $933.9 million in

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San Miguel hopes transport dept. will resolve suspension of MRT-7 station in QC Memorial Circle

February 19, 2020

San Miguel Corp. said it is optimistic the transportation department will resolve a suspension by the Quezon City government on the construction of the Quezon Memorial Circle station of the MRT-7 project. On Tuesday evening, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte

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Overall BOP position posts $1.36 billion deficit in January

February 19, 2020

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a deficit of $1.36 billion in January, a reversal from the $2.7 billion BOP surplus in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Wednesday.  The BOP deficit

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CAAP wants to certify 35 airports for night operations by end of Duterte’s term

February 19, 2020

The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) on Wednesday said they are eyeing to certify 35 airports for night operations by the end of President Rodrigo Duterte’s term in 2022. During Malacanang’s weekly economic briefing, CAAP Director General Jim

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Sison ”hallucinating again” about coup vs Duterte: AFP

February 19, 2020

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Communist Party of the Philippines (CCP) founding chairman Jose Maria Sison is “hallucinating again” when he reportedly claimed about a possible coup d’etat against President Rodrigo Duterte. “Sison is hallucinating again. He

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