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Ending VFA not mentioned in statement after Washington meeting of Locsin, Biegun

January 31, 2020

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr met with a senior official of the US State Department on Thursday, but a statement did not mention the Philippines informing Washington it would be terminating a 21-year-old Visiting Forces Agreement. Instead, the statement

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Gamboa not singling out QCPD for lack of action on illegal gambling, but all PNP units

January 31, 2020

Philippine National Police chief Police General Archie Francisco Gamboa on Friday clarified he did not “single out” the Quezon City Police District (QCPD) when he ordered intensified operations against illegal gambling. In a radio interview last January 26, Gamboa directed

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PNP ready to help DOH transport suspected coronavirus patients to hospital

January 31, 2020

The chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Friday said they will help the Department of Health (DOH) in transporting patients suspected with the 2019 NCov virus once guidelines are issued. In an interview with reporters at Quezon City,

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Shuri Castle fire had minor impact on universal value: Japan

January 31, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s Cultural Affairs Agency has reported to the UNESCO World Heritage Center that fire damage at Shuri Castle in Okinawa Prefecture had a minor impact on its universal value, the agency said Friday. The agency said that the damage to

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Gov’t preparing for evacuation, quarantine of Filipinos from China

January 31, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is preparing for the evacution and quarantine of Filipinos from the areas in China affected by the 2019 novel coronavirus. “Yes, we are preparing for evacuation and quarantine. We’re looking for an area

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(Update) 3rd evacuation flight brings home Japanese from Wuhan

January 31, 2020

Tokyo–The third charter jet sent to Wuhan by the Japanese government arrived at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Friday, bringing home 149 Japanese nationals from the Chinese city at the center of the coronavirus crisis. Nine of the passengers

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3rd Evacuation flight brings home Japanese from Wuhan

January 31, 2020

Tokyo–The third charter jet sent to Wuhan by the Japanese government arrived at Tokyo International Airport at Haneda on Friday, bringing home 149 Japanese nationals from the Chinese city mired in the coronavirus crisis. Some of the people are complaining

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Japan to add newpneumonia to specified disease list on Satu

January 31, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese government decided Friday to designate pneumonia caused by the new strain of coronavirus raging in China as a specified infectious disease Saturday, a week earlier than initially scheduled. The government is considering covering the airfares for chartered flights

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