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A staff member of a restaurant walks past mannequins wearing face masks and face shields displayed inside a restaurant, to simulate seating arrangements when restaurants will once again be allowed to cater to dine-in customers, in a mall in Manila on June 2, 2020, a day after the government eased up quarantine measures aimed at preventing the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus in the country's capital.

COVID-19 cases in Philippines climb to 20,626, deaths at 987

(Update 1, 5:07 p.m.) The DOH logged 244 additional cases—168 fresh cases, while 76 were part of the validation ba... Read more

â��Inadequate public transportation and poor anticipation of return-to-work scenario is causing a lot of jobs, wage deductions and additional stress,â�� TUCP's Alex Tanjusay said in a text message.

Lockdowns destroy jobs of 5 million Filipinos in April

The jobless rate was pegged at 17.7% in April, the highest since comparable record in the second quarter of 2005. Read more

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte confers with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III during a meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) at the Matina Enclaves in Davao City on June 4, 2020. ROBINSON NIÃ�AL JR./PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO

After pining blame to staff in aired meeting, Duque takes responsibility for delayed compensation to workers

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said he is taking responsibility for the delayed release of compensation to COVID-19 infected healthcare... Read more

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Police officers Jeremias Pereda, Jerwin Cruz and Arnel Oares—suspects in the killing of 17-year-old Kian delos Santos—attend the Senate dangerous drugs panel hearing on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017. OSMP/Wendell Alinea

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Int'l rights watchdogs call on UN to launch investigative body for EJKs in Philippines

Residents try to salvage belongings among their houses destroyed at the height of Typhoon Vongfong in San Policarpio town, Eastern Samar province on May 15, 2020, a day after the typhoon hit the town.

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