News Roundup 09 February 2020
Feb 09, 2020 • 1 min Read
Robredo: What’s the truth about VFA termination? | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday criticized the government’s inconsistencies regarding the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). “We don’t know what’s the truth one government agency says this is true, but another one says the opposite,” Robredo said in Filipino in “BISErbisyong LENI” her weekly show aired over AM radio station RMN-DZXL 558.
‘Novel coronavirus outbreak a health issue, not an opportunity for tourism’ | PHILSTAR.COM – The risk posed by the novel coronavirus outbreak is a serious health issue and should not be seen as an opportunity to make a profit, activist farmers’ group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas said Sunday. The group was reacting to comments that the 2019-nCoV outbreak and the resulting travel bans to curb the spread of the virus would be a boon to domestic tourism.
Number of PUIs in PH climbs to 284 | Manila Bulletin – The number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for the 2019 novel Coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) has climbed to 284 nationwide, the Department of Health reported Sunday. The DOH said that of this number, 240 were admitted to hospitals, 15 refused hospital admission, 24 have already been discharged, while two PUIs died due to other causes.
357 policemen on PNP ‘drug list’ | The Manila Times – Over 300 policemen are on the “drug list” of the Philippine National Police (PNP) that would undergo validation for a month, its spokesman said on Saturday. Brig. Gen. Bernard Banac said the 357 were ranked from patrolman to brigadier general.
