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”Rolly” maintains strength as it nears Bicol; Metro Manila under signal number one

October 31, 2020

Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal Number Two was raised by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) Saturday morning as Typhoon ”Rolly” moves closer to Bicol. As of 5 am, ”Rolly”, with winds of up to 215 km/h and

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OCD calls on public to prepare for”Rolly”, follow advisories

October 31, 2020

Undersecretary Ricardo Jalad, Office of Civil Defense (OCD) administrator,  called on the public to prepare early and follow warning and advisories by authorities to avoid casualties due to Typhoon ”Rolly”. “Let’s evacuate early and do the needed repair of our

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UPDATE Duterte places Metro Manila, other areas under GCQ from Nov. 1 to 30

October 27, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to maintain Metro Manila and a few other places in the country under the general community quarantine while the rest, under modified general community quarantine, during the entire month of November as part of the

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Duterte designated vaccine czar, but not yet publicly disclosed – Palace

October 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has actually designated a vaccine czar only that it was not publicly announced yet, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Senator Ralph Recto suggested that a vaccine czar should be named

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Robredo, chief of staff quarantine after contact with COVID-19 positive person

October 25, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo and her chief of staff went on quarantine after getting into contact with a person wo tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19), she said in her Facebook page on Sunday. “On Friday morning, we learned that

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”Quinta” now a typhoon, nears eastern area of Camarines Sur

October 25, 2020

”Quinta” became a typhoon as it neared the eastern area of Camarines Sur, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Sunday. In its 5 pm bulletin, Pagasa said ”Quinta” is forecast to make landfall  over the eastern

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New COVID-19 cases reach 2,223

October 25, 2020

New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases rose to 2,223 after these fell below 2,000 daily this week, the Department of Health (DOH) said Sunday.\ But recoveries surged to 14, 944 to bring the total to 328,036. Total COVID-19 cases reached 370,

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Palace welcomes move to investigate Philippines hosting of 2019 SEA Games

October 25, 2020

Malacanang welcomes moves to investigate how government funds were used in hosting  the 2019 Southeast Asian Games where the Philippines won the overall championship for the first time since it joined in 1977. The Philippine Olympic Committee recently asked the

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