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Ano orders local government officials to lead efforts to prevent spread of coronavirus

January 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said he ordered local chief executives to lead proactive prevention amidst possible contamination of 2019 NCov or coronavirus in their areas. In an interview with reporters at the Foreign Correspondents Association of the Philippines

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Robredo says media voice must be stronger than trolls sitting in cubicles

January 30, 2020

Vice President Leni Robredo said on Thursday the voice of the mainstream media should be stronger than the “heartless” trolls, enjoying no accountability. Robredo made the call during a forum with the Foreign Correspondents’ Association of the Philippines, which was

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Philippines reports first case of novel coronavirus

January 30, 2020

The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday confirmed the first case of the novel coronavirus (nCoV 2019) in the Philippines. “Today the DOH is confirming that a 38 year-old female Chinese patient under investigatioin (PUI) is positive for the novel

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Court convicts recruiters of Filipina in Indonesian death row

January 30, 2020

A Nueva Ecija regional trial court on Thursday found the recruiters of a Filipina in Indonesia’s death row guilty of large-scale illegal recruitment and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Judge Anarica Castillo-Reyes of Baloc, Nueva Ecija RTC Branch 88, said

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PCG defends personnel after Manila mayor questions presence in raid

January 30, 2020

The Philippine Coast Guard defended its personnel questioned by Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso on Wednesday during the interception of a pork celery dumplings tested positive for the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. Capt. Armand Balilo, PCG spokesman, identified

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Ano says he will not allow PNP to hide war on drugs info

January 30, 2020

Interior Secretary Eduardo Ano on Thursday said he will not allow the Philippine National Police (PNP) to hide anything to the public when it comes to the government’s campaign against illegal drugs. “We are not hiding anything. I will not

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Human-to-human spread of coronavirus confirmed in Japan

January 30, 2020

Tokyo–Human-to-human transmission of a new strain of coronavirus that caused a pneumonia outbreak in China was confirmed in Japan, the health ministry said Thursday. The ministry called on not only people who have visited the Chinese city of Wuhan, the

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(Update) 3 Japanese returnees infected with Wuhan coronavirus

January 30, 2020

Tokyo–Three Japanese nationals who returned home Wednesday from Wuhan aboard a government-chartered flight have been found infected with the new coronavirus originating in the Chinese city, the health ministry said Thursday. Two of the three had no symptoms and were

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