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Duterte, Trump agree to cooperate vs COVID-19, says Palace

April 20, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte and US President Donald Trump have agreed to cooperate in the effort to fight the coronavirus disease. Upon the initiative of the US, the two leaders had an 18-minute phone conversation on Sunday night, Presidential Spokesperson Harry

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PN to send vessel to get PPEs from China

April 19, 2020

Philippine Navy (PN) will send its vessel to fetch protective personal equipment (PPE) procured from China. “The Philippine Navy will deploy one of its logistics support vessels, BRP Bacolod City (LS550) to Xiamen, China to pick up 23,385 boxes of

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Fire hits Tondo, PAF chopper helps douse blaze

April 19, 2020

Hundreds of families were affected after a fire razed houses in Tondo on Saturday morning, with the Philippine Air Force sending a helicopter to help douse the blaze. According to the public information office of the Manila City Hall the

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Alleged NPA leader arrested in Oriental Mindoro

April 19, 2020

An alleged New People’s Army (NPA) leader was apprehended after a 10-minute clash with the military in Oriental Mindoro on Friday. Capt. Jayrald Ternio,  public affairs chief of the 2nd Infantry Division, said captured was Lordan Malucon alias Jandie, the

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Military preparing to implement tougher lockdown once Duterte approves it

April 19, 2020

The military is preparing for possible deployment in response to the recent pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte on possible martial law-like lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The military’s deployment in response to the recent

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IATF warns public from “phishing”

April 19, 2020

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has warned the public from giving out bank details and other important information online as authorities have reported a “100 percent” rise in “phishing.” In the virtual press briefing

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72-year-old is Corrections first positive COVID-19 case

April 19, 2020

The Bureau of Correction (BuCor) has confirmed its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) after a 72-year-old inmate at the Correction Institution for Women (CIW) tested positive for the COVID-19. Justice Undersecretary and spokesman Markk Perete disclosed on

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Three Abu Sayyaf members killed in Sulu

April 19, 2020

Three members of Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) were killed while 11 were wounded in a clash in Sulu  Thursday afternoon, a military spokesman reported Saturday. Maj. Arvin Encinas, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Mindanao Command spokesman, said  government

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