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PHL gov’t’s decision to end VFA to complicate counter-terrorism operations in region, says US Defense Dept

US Embassy "questioned AFP’s capacity to conduct sustained counterterrorism operations" amid pandemic, says Pentagon report   (Eagle News) -- The…

Signal no. 1 hoisted over areas of Eastern and Northern Samar as storm “Ambo” intensifies

  (Eagle News) -- Tropical storm "Ambo" (international name Vongfong) further intensified while moving north-northwestward over the Philippine Sea east…

PHL gov’t’s plan on “gradual” easing of restriction “in phases” incorporated WHO guidelines – Galvez

Says country cannot afford a long ECQ   (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is implementing “gradual” easing of restrictions…

President Duterte urges public to continue following safety protocols, says PHL can’t afford “second, third” wave of COVID-19 infections

(Eagle News)--President Rodrigo Duterte has advised the public to continue practising safety protocols as part of the "new normal," noting…

JUST IN: COVID-19 recoveries in PHL climb to 1842 as cases rise to 10610

(Eagle News)--The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has reached  10610, after the Department of Health reported…

PHL economy contracts by 0.2 percent in first quarter of 2020

PSA says this is PHL's first economic contraction since 1998 (Eagle News) -- The Philippine economy contracted by 0.2 percent…

PHL to receive additional P298 million in COVID-19 aid from US

(Eagle News)--The United States on Thursday, May 7, announced an additional P298 million in aid to the Philippines in its…

COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 10,000 mark; recoveries rise to 1506

(Eagle News)-- The number of coronavirus disease-2019 cases in the country has breached the 10,000 mark,  with the addition of…

COVID-19 cases in PHL rise to 9684; DOH says 87 percent of new cases from NCR

(Eagle News)--The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has climbed to 9684,  after the Department of Health…

Single-day COVID-19 recoveries in PHL hit record-high as cases rise to 9485

(Eagle News) -- The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country rose to 9485 on Monday, May 4,…

COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 9000 mark; 1214 recoveries recorded

(Eagle News)--The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country has breached the 9000 mark, with the addition of…

Nearly 10,000 inmates freed as virus hits Philippine jails

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- Nearly 10,000 prison inmates have been released in the Philippines as the country races to…

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