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PNP chief Gamboa orders intensified drive vs prostitution

(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa has ordered an intensified drive against prostitution. PNP spokesperson Bernard Banac issued the statement after the Palace said it would probe reports of a prostitution ring being patronized mostly by workers of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations. He said the PNP’s Women and Children Protection Center should be in coordination with regional and local police units. Banac said last year, the WCPC conducted raids in sex dens related to […]

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PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat to PHL after strong quake between Jamaica, Cuba

(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines after a strong earthquake struck between Cuba and Jamaica. This is according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, which issued a bulletin after the 7.7-magnitude quake (7.3 magnitude according to PHIVOLCS) that struck 70 miles northwest of Montego Bay. The earthquake appeared to be the biggest on record  in the Caribbean. It was also the largest since 1946.

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President Duterte’s one-on-one with Panelo postponed anew

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s scheduled one-on-one with Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo today, Jan. 28, has been postponed anew. According to Panelo, who made the announcement on television,  the President was feeling under the weather because “he had several meetings yesterday and had to pore (over) many documents.” Panelo said the interview would have to be moved to next week. “We will let you know as soon as we know the specific date,” he said. […]

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AFP chief Santos now a four-star general

(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Felimon Santos Jr. was promoted to the rank of general on Monday, Jan. 27. The AFP’s Public Affairs Office said in a Tweet Defense Secretary.Delfin Lorenzana administered the donning of the rank to Santos, who was a lieutenant general, in a ceremony held at the Department of National Defense. Santos replaced General Noel Clement as AFP chief after he reached the mandatory age of […]

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Gov’t: Filipinos who wish to return from China will have to be quarantined for 14 days

(Eagle News) — The government on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said Filipinos who would like to return to the Philippines from China will have to undergo a 14-day quarantine period upon their arrival. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the announcement, as the government expressed willingness to work with China for the repatriation of Filipino nationals in the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak. “We are now arranging one place where we can quarantine all of […]

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Current suspected nCoV cases in PHL jump to 24, with 18 in NCR; but DOH assures no confirmed case yet

  (Eagle News) – There are at least 27 persons in the country who have been considered “patients under investigation” (PUIs) for the novel coronavirus infection, and three of them so far have been discharged from hospitals after results showed they are negative of the disease, the Department of Health said. This brings to 24 the current suspected novel coronavirus infections in the country which are still awaiting confirmatory test results from either the Reasearch […]

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Palace to probe prostitution rings allegedly patronized by POGO workers

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said it would probe what is said to be the proliferation of prostitution rings supposedly patronized by Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators workers. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality launched a probe into the reports on the same day. During the hearing, Senator Risa Hontiveros, committee chair, showed what she said was a group […]

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DFA official on possible repatriation of Filipinos in China: President Duterte’s order is to “bring home everyone”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an order “to bring home everyone” in China, a Department of Foreign Affairs official said on Tuesday, Jan. 28. “That’s the order of the President, to bring home everyone. And we will bring everyone home safely,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said in a press conference, as Chinese health authorities reported a spike to over 100 in the deaths from the novel coronavirus in the Asian country. […]

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DOH expresses support for repatriation of Filipinos from Hubei, China

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, Jan. 28, expressed support for the repatriation of Filipinos from Hubei in China. Wuhan in Hubei is the seat of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said in a press conference that those who choose to return “will be taken care in a medical facility for monitoring and medical management.” He said a “quarantine plan” shall also be disclosed to them. […]

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DOH: Still no confirmed case of novel coronavirus in PHL; at least 20 people being closely monitored

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Tuesday, Jan. 28, said there was still no confirmed case of novel coronavirus in the country. In its press briefing, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said it was closely monitoring 22 patients for symptoms of the disease. Health spokesperson Eric Domingo later said the number had increased, with an additional five people being monitored in Metro Manila. Domingo said the five were still undergoing preliminary tests. All […]

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Palace: Filing of murder raps vs Jeanelyn Villavende employers welcome, but total ban on OFW deployment to Kuwait stays

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 28, welcomed the filing of murder charges against the Kuwaiti employers of slain Overseas Filipino Worker Jeanelyn Villavende, but noted that the temporary ban on the deployment of OFWs to the Middle Eastern country stays. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement hours after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III informed a Senate labor committee hearing on the maltreatment of Filipino workers abroad that Villavende’s employers had been […]

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DFA: 128 distressed Filipinos from UAE arrive in PHL

(Eagle News) — Over 100 distressed Filipinos from the United Arab Emirates arrived in the country on Monday, Jan. 27, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said of the 128 who arrived, 115 were from Abu Dhabi while 13 were from Dubai. The Filipinos were welcomed by representatives from the  Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) and its member agencies, such as the Bureau of Immigration, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration, […]

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