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Read more about the article DepEd sets school opening on August 24, concerns raised
BALIK ESKWELA. Pupils from Magallanes Elementary School line up as their teacher tours them inside the school premises on June 6, the second day of the opening of classes across the country. The opening of classes on June 5 is mar with the usual problems of insufficient number of classrooms, teachers, among others. (Robby Joy Salveron/davaotoday.com)

DepEd sets school opening on August 24, concerns raised

The Department of Education has announced that the incoming school year 2020-2021 will open on August 24 amidst issues of safety for students in the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

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Read more about the article SPMC to field patients for WHO testing on Covid-19 drugs
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SPMC to field patients for WHO testing on Covid-19 drugs

The Southern Philippines Medical Center has announced on Tuesday that they may start enrolling their Covid-19 patients for a trial of therapies to be undertaken by the World Health Organization Solidarity next week.

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Read more about the article Groups condemn brutal killing of Bayan Muna coordinator in Iloilo
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Groups condemn brutal killing of Bayan Muna coordinator in Iloilo

Jose Reynaldo “Jory” Porquia was shot dead by still unidentified men in his coffee shop at Brgy. Sto. Niño, Arevalo District. It was reported that some witnesses near the crime scene heard several gunshots and saw mask-wearing men.

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Read more about the article DOH, LGU trace suspected COVID-19 patients via random testing
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DOH, LGU trace suspected COVID-19 patients via random testing

The Department of Health Region XI (DOH-XI) and the local government has been conducting community case finding through random testing to trace suspected patients of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the city.

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Read more about the article CPP to Duterte: Don’t blame NPA for failure in Covid pandemic
Young New People’s Army (NPA) rebels stand in formation during the recent anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) in a town in Misamis Oriental province on Dec. 26, 2016. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CPP to Duterte: Don’t blame NPA for failure in Covid pandemic

"A classic tactic to draw away the people's attention from the government's inept, incompassionate, irresponsible actions in the face of the pandemic.

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