Duterte grants hazard pay to gov’t workers on duty during quarantine

Kriss Aguilar - Inquirer.net 03/23/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved granting hazard pay to government workers who report for work while the enhanced community quarantine over Luzon is in place. In a statement Sunday, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, former…

Duterte to test again, undergo self-quarantine if Duque is positive for COVID-19

Krissy Aguilar 03/20/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte may need to undergo self-quarantine should Health Secretary Francisco Duque III test positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) due to their close association in the past days. The President would also be…

BREAKING: Duterte declares ceasefire with Reds

Krissy Aguilar 03/18/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared a ceasefire with communist rebels as Luzon is placed under an enhanced community quarantine to combat the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this…

BREAKING: Duterte: Philippines now under state of calamity due to COVID-19

Darryl John Esguerra 03/17/2020

Update MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has placed the entire Philippines under a state of calamity in an attempt to contain the  2019 coronavirus disease or COVID-19 which has sickened over 180 people. Duterte signed Proclamation…

Duterte set to make new pronouncements today–Bong Go

Krissy Aguilar 03/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to make new pronouncements as he meets anew on Monday afternoon with the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases, military and police officials following the continuous spike…

‘Martial law ta versus COVID-19!’

Lloyd Suarez 03/14/2020

  Kung seryoso  gyud ang gobyerno batok niining Coronavirus Disease 2019 o COVID-19, nganong di naman lang modeklarar og martial law si Presidente Rodrigo Roa Duterte suud sa pipila ka simana o mga buwan aron mapadali ang pagsulbad…

Martinez, San Remigio mayor, under self-quarantine

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 03/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Mayor Mariano Martinez of San Remigio town in northern Cebu will undergo a self-quarantine for 14 days for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).  In a statement, the San Remigio municipal government said that…

Duterte takes virus test; more execs go into self-quarantine

the Inquirer staff 03/13/2020

President Rodrigo Duterte has undergo testing for the new coronavirus, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said on Thursday as the Senate building was shut down to be disinfected over an exposure scare. The Department of Health (DOH) has…

Duterte puts Metro Manila under ‘community quarantine’

Julie M. Aurelio 03/13/2020

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday imposed a 30-day lockdown on Metro Manila, prohibiting travel to and from the national capital up to April 14, extending the suspension of classes in the metropolis until April 12, and banning…

Mayor Frasco on stress: ‘Keep calm and eat rosquillos’

Rosalie O. Abatayo 03/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Liloan, Cebu Mayor Christina Garcia-Frasco seems to have a subtle way of promoting rosquilllos, the towns biscuit delicacy. For Frasco, munching the round biscuit that her town is taking pride of as one…

DILG: Gov’t’s 911 hotline gets 2.54 million prank calls in 2019

Daphne Galvez - Inquirer.net 03/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s 911 emergency hotline received a total of 2.54 million fraudulent, hoax or prank calls in 2019, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) revealed Wednesday. Of the 18.4 million calls…

PNP to submit findings on ‘ninja cops’ to Duterte this week

Jeannette Andrade 03/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police has moved its self-imposed deadline on the adjudication of its personnel included in President Rodrigo Duterte’s narcolist. PNP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said that instead of March 5, the…

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