Read more about the article Youth, students fear worsening attacks as House panels approve anti-terror bill
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Youth, students fear worsening attacks as House panels approve anti-terror bill

The proposed bill allows the warrantless arrest of suspected person and detention of up to 24 days while surveillance can be conducted by the police or the military for 60 to 90 days.

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Read more about the article Returning OFW bashed for complaining of poor facility in barangay
Tomasito Gomez, barangay chairman of Mambayaan, Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, shows to reporters the village’s day care center which was converted into an isolation facility for returning OFWs. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Returning OFW bashed for complaining of poor facility in barangay

y is just one of the problems that greeted overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returning as part of the government’s policy to repatriate them to their hometown.

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Read more about the article Scientists question delays in DOH stats on COVID-19 cases
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Scientists question delays in DOH stats on COVID-19 cases

Scientists from the University of the Philippines raised concerns on the continuing errors and delays in the Department on Health statistics on the coronavirus diseases (COVID-19) cases in the Philippines.

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Read more about the article UP research calls for MECQ in Davao, NCR with rise in COVID-19 cases
A barangay tanod (watchman) in Agdao Centro sprays a disinfectant on a resident's hands prior to his entry into the community. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

UP research calls for MECQ in Davao, NCR with rise in COVID-19 cases

Government should place high risk areas of COVID-19 such as Davao City and National Capital Region under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), a research group from University of the Philippines says.

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