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Gov’t to do house-to-house search for persons positive of COVID-19, bring them to isolation facility: Año

July 14, 2020

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año said there will be house-to-house search to bring persons who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) but are inside their home. “What we need here is cooperation. To our people if you

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Lorenzana to undergo self-quarantine once more as staff positive for COVID-19

July 14, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana will undergo self-quarantine again after one of his staff was tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Lorenzana made his announcement Tuesday after his visit in Jolo, Sulu with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday. This will

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Lorenzana backs US position on disputed areas in South China Sea

July 14, 2020

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana supports the United States position on the maritime claims in South China Sea. “We strongly agree with the position of the international community that there should be a rules-based order in the South China Sea,” the

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20% of NCR firms did not comply with interim guidelines to control, prevent COVID-19

July 14, 2020

Twenty percent of the business establishments in the National Capital Region (NCR) have not complied with interim guidelines on workplace prevention and control of COVID-19 of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). In a statement Tuesday, DOLE NCR regional

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NEDA sees Philippine trade to recover

July 14, 2020

Trade growth is expected to gain momentum in the coming months as quarantine measures ease, the National Economic and Development Authority ( NEDA) said Tuesday. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported last July 10 that total merchandise trade registered a slower

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Duterte visits soldiers in Jolo

July 13, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Monday the government troops in Jolo, Sulu. “I confirm that PRRD (Duterte) had just left Jolo, Sulu where he addressed the troops,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a viber message to reporters. He said

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MIAA chief says renaming NAIA up to Congress

July 13, 2020

Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) general manager Eddie Monreal said on Monday that it would be up to Congress to decide if it would rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. There is no need to place the Ninoy Aquino International

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No need to lockdown NAIA despite having personnel tested positive for COVID-19 – MIAA

July 13, 2020

There is no need to place the Ninoy Aquino International Airport under a lockdown despite 32 personnel tested positive for coronavirus, an official said on Monday. In the “Laging Handa” virtual press briefing, Manila International Airport Authority general manager Eddie

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