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Ano says Duterte reminded him about giving guns to BFP for operations

January 31, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano said he was reminded by President Rodrigo Duterte about giving handguns to Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) personnel for self defense during operations. In an interview with reporters at the sidelines of the Foreign Correspondents Association

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PAF donates P1.78 million to help residents affected by Taal eruption

January 31, 2020

The Philippine Air Force ( PAF) donated P1.78 million to Batangas province to help residents affected by the Taal Volcano erruption. Maj. Aristides Galang, PAF spokesman, said a check amounting to P1,781,460 was turned over by PAF chief Maj. Gen.

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Baguio cancels opening parade of annual Flower Festival

January 31, 2020

BAGUIO CITY  —  Baguio has cancelled Saturday’s opening parade of the Flower Festival or Panagbenga. After meeting with key officials of the health department, the local City Health Services Office (CHSO), education department, tourism department and organizers of the Baguio Flower

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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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