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Girl dies from stray bullet, dampening lower New Year’s injuries

January 1, 2021

A 12-year-old girl playing with her cousin outside her home and clutching her piggy bank, died from a stray bullet in Lanao del Norte, dampening the lower injuries recorded in celebrating the New Year, the Philippine National Police (PNP) said

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Expansion of travel ban ”highly recommended”, guidelines being drafted, says Palace

December 29, 2020

Malacanang said on Tuesday that the expansion of the travel ban, which would include territories with reported new coronavirus strain, was “highly recommended” to President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after some other agencies, such as

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Duterte signs P 4.5 trillion national budget for 2021

December 28, 2020

By Ella Dionisio President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Monday the P4.5-trillion General Appropriations Act for 2021 into law in a ceremony in Malacanang. In his speech, Duterte assured the public that “every centavo of this budget must be spent to

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Dela Rosa says cops need regular neuro-psychiatric tests

December 26, 2020

Senator Ronald Dela Rosa said policemen should undergo regular neuro-psychiatric tests following the shooting incident where a policeman killed a mother and her son in Tarlac. “There should be a regular test because a policeman only undergo a neuro-psychiatric test

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New COVID-19 cases decline to 1,406

December 26, 2020

New coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases went down Saturday from Friday’s week-high 1,885 to 1,406, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This placed total cases at 469,005 out of which 28, 883 are active. Among active cases, 82.5 percent are mild

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Duterte to meet IATF tonight on new COVID-19 strain

December 26, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet with the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) and infectious disease workers Saturday night to discuss the new strain of coronavirus detected in the United Kingdom (UK). In

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Duterte orders suspension of flights from UK for a week

December 23, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the temporary suspension of all flights from the United Kingdom where a new variant and more contagious coronavirus disease has been reported. He made the directive following the recommendation by the Inter-Agency Task Force for

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New quarantine classification to be done for January despite reported rising COVID-19 cases in some regions – Palace

December 22, 2020

Despite the rising number of coronavirus disease cases in some regions, Malacanang said on Tuesday that new quarantine classifications would be done for January next year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in a televised press briefing, said the Inter-Agency Task Force

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