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Duterte plans to go around the country despite pandemic

June 23, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is planning to go around the country, particularly visiting the government troops, despite the coronavirus disease pandemic. In a televised message on Monday night, Duterte assured that he would take precautions in order not to

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Duterte orders Cimatu to oversee Cebu situation amid rising COVID-19 cases

June 23, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Monday night Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu to go to Cebu to oversee the situation amid the increasing number of coronavirus disease in the province, particularly Cebu City. Cebu City is the only place in the

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Duterte to participate in ASEAN Summit this week via video conference – Palace

June 22, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte is set to participate later this week in the 36th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit to be held via a video conference, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President will join his

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Navy ship ferries 402 locally stranded individuals, PPEs to Visayas

June 22, 2020

Philippine Navy landing dock ship BRP Davao Del Sur left the Port of Manila to transport medical equipment and 402 locally stranded individuals to the Visayas region on Monday. Lt. Commander Maria Christina Roxas, acting Philippine Navy public affairs director, 

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PSE index, towed by MerryMart, ends higher

June 22, 2020

The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE)  rose on Monday, led by MerryMart. The peso closed to P50.14 against the US dollar from P50.06 on Friday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal reached $456.96 million from Friday’s $809.02 million. The PSE index

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P42 million worth of illegal drugs seized in QC, Malabon buy-bust

June 22, 2020

More than P42 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in different buy-bust operations in Quezon City and Malabon City last Sunday. The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) said the first operation was conducted around 1:45 am with the Quezon

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Philippine COVID-19 cases surge past 30,000

June 21, 2020

Six hundred fifty three new coronavirus disease ( COVID-19) cases were reported by the Department of Health Sunday, pushing total cases to 30,052. This came a day after new cases jumped to 943 , bringing the aggregate to 29,400. Out

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50 Filipinos who died from ”COVID-19 related illnesses” to be buried in Saudi Arabia, bodies of 232 to be brought home

June 21, 2020

Fifty of the 282 deceased overseas Filipino workers who died due to ”COVID-19 related illnesses” in Saudi Arabia will be buried there in accordance with local customs, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Sunday. ”Per the Department of Labor and Employment

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