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32 Filipinos, gov’t team from Wuhan undergoing quarantine in Capas – DOH

February 10, 2020

Some 32 overseas Filipino Workers (OFW), including an infant, were repatriated in the country on Sunday from Wuhan City, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei, China. The Department of Health (DOH), together with the Department of Foreign

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Capas residents hold small rally, mayor appeals to gov’t to reconsider Athletes Village as quarantine area

February 9, 2020

Some residents near an area which served as the athletes quarters in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games in December staged a small protest against the government’s move to use it as a quarantine area for 56 Filipinos arriving from Wuhan,

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Philippines donates basic emergency, food items to people of Hubei Province

February 8, 2020

The Philippines donated basic emergency and food items, including sanitation products for the people of Hubei Province Saturday. At a ceremonial turnover in Clark Development Corp., Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Civilian Security and Consular Concerns Brigido  Dulay turned over the

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DENR facilitates relocation of Vasra fire victims

February 8, 2020

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has facilitated the permanent relocation of more than half of 100 families displaced by a fire that hit a community of informal settlers at Barangay Vasra in Quezon City last December 31.

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Two victims hurt in vehicular accident in Tondo

February 8, 2020

Two victims were injured in a vehicular accident in Manila on Thursday, police reported on Saturday. The Manila Police District (MPD) identified the victim as C-Jay Calderon, 12, and Jay-C Calderon, 5, both residents of 1915 Capulong St. Tondo. The

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357 cops, including a general, being probed for alleged drug links: Gamboa

February 8, 2020

The Philippine National Police (PNP) said 357 police officers, the highest-ranked of whom is a brigadier general, are under investigation for alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade. PNP chief General Archie Francisco Gamboa said the 357 police officers,   who

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Duterte hasn’t ordered Locsin to notify US on ending VFA: Lorenzana

February 8, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Saturday denied reports that President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr to notify the United States about the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).  “This is fake news. (Department of Foreign Affairs)

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DFA monitoring Filipino said positive for nCov in UAE

February 8, 2020

A Filipino and a Chinese tested positive for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Acute Respiratory Disease (2019 nCoV ARD) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), news reports said Saturday. The  Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the Philippine Embassy in Abu

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