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President Duterte addresses the nation | Monday, April 27 pscp.tv/w/cXWGOzMyMjUx…

NOW: President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on latest updates regarding the government’s coronavirus response | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz DOST Secretary Fortunato de la Peña, Health Secretary Francisco Duque, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra are among cabinet secretaries delivering updates | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Guevarra says from April 1 to 20, at least 16,000 OFWs have returned to the country, while 851 have left | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Guevarra said international flights continuing on a limited scale – Hong Kong Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Eva Air, Qatar airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates Airlines among those still operating. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Some 900 foreigners arrived in PH from April 1 to 20. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz DOT Secretary Bernadette Puyat says those allowed in the country are foreign spouses and children traveling with a Filipino national and foreign officials. No tourists have entered, she said. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte now speaking, thanks people for following quarantine rules and uniformed services for working on frontliners to deliver medical equipment, aid. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte rejects peace talks with communists: There is no more peace talks to talk about. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte says medicine, aid, etc for provinces outside Metro Manila should be delivered to NTF chief implementer Carlito Galvez Jr. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte orders FDA and DOST laboratories to have their offices operate for 24 hours, says they should hire more personnel for this. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte says he has given clearance for FDA and DOST to “employ as many as required” to have operations run day and night. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte says employing more personnel is intended to hasten operations during outbreak. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte says employers must ensure workers going back to work in areas under general community quarantine are protected. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte says sanitation of the workplace must be guaranteed, employees should be given masks. | via @sofiatomacruz

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@sofiatomacruz Duterte orders police to ferry people who need to travel but are forced to walk to their workplaces, etc: They must be provided with transportation and that is the transportation of the government | via @sofiatomacruz

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