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Only five barangays in Batangas remain on lockdown: military

January 27, 2020

Only five barangays in the province of Batangas remain on lockdown as the other residents affected by the Taal volcano erruption continued to return to their homes. Brig. Gen. Marciliano Teofilo, Joint Task Force Taal Commander, confirmed that the lockdown

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Coronavirus outbreak takes toll on Japan tourism industry

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japan’s tourism industry is bracing for the effects of China’s ban on overseas group tours introduced on Monday in the wake of the outbreak of pneumonia blamed on a new strain of coronavirus. The travel ban came as China’s Lunar

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Abe says no request from Trump over casinos

January 27, 2020

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Monday he has never received any request from U.S. President Donald Trump over Tokyo’s plan to introduce casinos in Japan. At a meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Abe said he held

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11 individuals being investigated for possible coronavirus, Duque says

January 27, 2020

The Department of Health ( DOH) has been investigating 11 individuals for possible cases of novel coronavirus in the country. In a press briefing in Malacanang, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the DOH has 39 nCoV-related health events in

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Duterte’s decision to terminate VFA not based on whim, Palace says

January 27, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement was well studied and not based on a whim, Malacanang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo also slammed former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, saying he should stay

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PNP Health Service preparing measures to helps infected by coronavirus

January 27, 2020

The Philippine National Police ( PNP) on Monday said its Health Service is preparing  measures once a police personnel will be affected by the 2019-Novel Coronavirus (nCoV). “The PNP Health Services are now creating their plan if ever one of

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Gov’t not failing in campaign vs corruption despite double-digit drop in Corruption Perception Index

January 27, 2020

The Duterte administration is not amiss in its campaign against corruption despite the country’s double-digit drop in the Corruption Perception Index 2019 by the Transparency International, Malacanang said on Monday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the

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Cavite cops seize P4 million worth illegal drugs in weekend operation

January 27, 2020

Cavite police seized P4 million worth of illegal drugs and the arrest of 16 suspects during their  intensified anti-criminality campaign from January 26-27  According to Police Colonel Marlon Santos, officer-in-charge of the Cavite Police Provincial Office (PPO), said the 34

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