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DA chief seeks containment of ASF after reported cases in Davao Occidental

February 2, 2020

Following the reported African Swine Fever (ASF) incidence in Davao Occidental, Agriculture Secretary William Dar has urged for the cooperation of hog raisers and traders to prevent the spread of the hog disease in southern Philippines. “Secretary Dar calls for

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BI to implement expansion of travel ban

February 2, 2020

MANILA, Philippines—Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente announced that he has ordered the implementation of the expanded travel ban for foreigners coming from China and its Special Administrative Regions. “We have immediately implemented the expanded travel ban, hence all

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3 NPA members killed in military encounter in Sultan Kudarat

February 2, 2020

Three alleged members of New People’s Army (NPA) were killed in an encounter with government forces in Sultan Kudarat on Friday night. Major Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said the troops of 37th

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Chinese man dies of coronavirus in Philippines, first death outside of China

February 2, 2020

A 44-year-old Chinese man died in a government hospital in Manila, the first novel coronavirus-related death outside China, the Department of Health said on Sunday. In a press conference, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the deceased patient was the

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games

February 2, 2020

Japan’s national wheelchair basketball players take part in a demonstration during the opening ceremony of the Ariake Arena, venue for the volleyball and wheelchair basketball competitions in the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympic sports events, in Tokyo on

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Australian Open Grand Slam

February 2, 2020

Shingo Kunieda of Japan reacts after winning his Men’s Wheelchair Singles final match against Gordon Reid of Britain at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 02 February 2020. (EPA / ROMAN PILIPEY) Jiji Press

Japan to send 4th evacuation flight to Wuhan later this week

February 2, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government is expected to send a fourth chartered flight in the middle of this week or later to evacuate Japanese citizens still in China’s Hubei Province, which includes Wuhan at the center of the coronavirus outbreak, the Foreign

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Caballo Island, Fort Magsaysay eyed as quarantine sites for repatriated Filipinos from China

February 2, 2020

The government is eyeing Caballo Island and Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija as possible quarantine sites for the overseas Filipino workers (OFW) who will be repatriated from China amid the spread of novel coronavirus. “The Department of Health (DOH) is

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