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Año orders probe in alleged shooting by Jolo cops of four Army soldiers

June 30, 2020

Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año ordered the policemen involved in the alleged shootout with four Army soldiers, two of them officers, in Jolo Monday disarmed and placed under custody of the provincial director. Año gave the order to

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Two military officials, two others shot dead in Jolo

June 30, 2020

ZAMBOANGA CITY – Police shot dead an Army major, captain and two soldiers in an alleged shootout Monday in Jolo. In Manila, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana described this as ”very unfortunate incident.”  He said the National Bureau of Investigation in

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Boat collision off Occidental Mindoro to be resolved under Philippine laws, says Palace

June 29, 2020

A collision involving Philippine fishing vessel and Hong Kong-resitered cargo ship off Occidental Mindoro would be resolved under Philippine laws, Malacañang said on Monday. In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Palace does not see any

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Renaming NAIA up to Congress, says Palace

June 29, 2020

Malacañang distanced itself on Monday on the proposal of some lawmakers, including presidential son and House Deputy Speaker Paolo Duterte, to rename the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to “Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Pilipinas.” In a virtual press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry

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Duterte to issue new quarantine guidelines on Tuesday as Cebu City may remain under ECQ – NTF

June 29, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to issue on Tuesday new quarantine guidelines for the country on Tuesday as Cebu City may remain under the enhanced community quarantine. In a virtual press briefing on Monday, National Task Force Against COVID-19 Chief

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Palace disputes WHO data; says Philippines doing right steps vs COVID-19

June 29, 2020

Malacañang refuted on Monday the World Health Organization’s data that the Philippines has the fastest increase in coronavirus cases in the Western Pacific region as it insisted the Duterte administration is doing the right steps to address the health crisis.

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Three, including reservist, arrested in QC buy-bust

June 27, 2020

Three drug suspects, including a Philippine Army reservist, were arrested in a buy bust operation in Quezon City on Saturday morning. The buy-bust operation was conducted at the parking lot of Ever Gotesco Mall in Quezon City around 8:30 am.

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Deaths from COVID-19 going down: DOH

June 27, 2020

The fatality rates from the COVID-19 pandemic continues to go down, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Saturday. “On our deaths, we have a total of 1,224 but we want to inform the public that based on our data

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