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THEP8 NATIONtuesday | FEBRUARY 11, 2020 No Cabinet ‘internal clash’ over VFA termination, Palace says -- Malacañang on notification to the US about Sunday denied that some the ’ decision to Cabinet members have scrap the VFA. clashed over President The two Cabinet officials’ ’s stance statements came after on the termination of the Panelo announced on Friday Philippines’ Visiting Forces that Duterte had instructed Agreement (VFA) with the Medialdea to tell Foreign United States (US). Affairs Secretary Teodoro Presidential Spokes- Locsin Jr. to send the notice person made of termination to the US the clarification following government. news reports about the Panelo attested to the supposed inconsistencies accuracy of Medialdea and regarding the revocation of Lorenzana’s statements. the VFA. “Secretary Lorenzana said In a statement, Panelo the President has not given any said it is “amusing” that some instruction to Secretary Locsin media outlets are claiming to undertake steps on the that Cabinet officials are termination yet. Meanwhile, contradicting one another Executive Secretary Medialdea about the President’s order to confirmed that he has not issue a notice of termination received any instruction to for the VFA. relay the message to anyone “There is neither yet,” he said. contradiction nor “If the President has inconsistency among the not given his instruction statements made by this yet, then the statements of representation, Executive Executive Secretary Medialdea Secretary , and Secretary Lorenzana are and Secretary of National accurate. This, however, does Defense not mean that the information concerning this matter,” he I shared with the media on said. the President's decision with “What is inaccurate and regard to the VFA is inaccurate untrue are news articles saying ALFRED FRIAS/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO or untrue. It simply means that there is an internal clash that the Executive Secretary within the President's Cabinet has yet to receive the directive on the situation. There is with respect to the policies Panelo added. Medialdea and Lorenzana’s President has no instruction from the President,” Panelo none. We are always in unison enunciated by the President,” He was referring to remarks on Saturday that the yet to send a formal added. DFA coordinating with in countries with nCoV cases MANILA -- The Department communities in countries the outbreak and all those of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is where there are confirmed attending to them. closely coordinating with cases of the 2019 nCoV, and “Let us pray for our fellow Filipino workers in countries they can rest assured that the countrymen, as well as of the where there are confirmed Philippine government is ever members of the repatriation cases of the 2019 novel ready to provide whatever team for their well-being and coronavirus acute respiratory assistance necessary to that they do not show any disease (2019-nCoV ARD). protect their welfare,” Panelo symptom of having caught the Presidential Spokes- said in a statement. virus, during their period of person Salvador Panelo made He also assured all quarantine,” Panelo said. this remark after the DFA on Filipinos who have expressed The Filipino repatriates Saturday confirmed that a desire to be repatriated arrived at Clark Air Base on Filipino in the United Arab that the government will Sunday morning and were Emirates (UAE) tested positive be “proactive” in providing immediately brought to the for 2019-nCoV ARD. assistance and close coope- Athlete's Village in New Clark ration with local authorities The confirmed case in the City in Capas, Tarlac, which UAE is the second Filipino to to assuage fears and combat have contracted 2019-nCoV, the deadly virus. will serve as their home for the after a Filipino crew member “All protocols and health prescribed 14-day quarantine of cruise ship Diamond measures to neutralize period. Princess currently docked in this deadly virus have been In an interview over Japan tested positive. put in place and are being dzIQ, Panelo also assured Panelo said the safety of implemented to secure the that government will shoulder Filipinos at home and abroad safety of our countrymen,” he the costs of tests, medicines, continues to be the paramount added. confinement, and other concern of the government. Meanwhile, Panelo urged hospital-related expenses SOAKED. A garbage collector of the Environmental Protection and “The Department of the public to pray for the first for patients undergoing Waste Management Department (EPWMD) uses cardboard to shield himself from Foreign Affairs is closely batch of Filipinos who just quarantine for 2019-nCoV the rain along Congressional Avenue in Quezon City on Friday. The weather bureau coordinating with the returned home from Wuhan ARD including the Filipino said the northeast monsoon has been bringing light rains over and the members of the Filipino City, China, the epicenter of repatriates. PNA rest of Luzon. ROBERT OSWALD P. ALFILER/PNA BI bars Nigerian with fake Maltese passport at NAIA The Bureau of Immigration Ukeje was denied entry on document which is a blatant passenger to the TCEU for which examined his travel "terrible financial challenge in (BI) said its officers at the February 4 upon his arrival at violation of our immigration secondary inspection. documents, also certified Malta" and wanted to leave "to Ninoy Aquino International the NAIA 2 terminal. laws,” Barizo said. It was during the that the Maltese passport he start a new life." Airport (NAIA) barred from Barizo said the Nigerian According to TCEU interview that the passenger presented is counterfeit. Morente reiterated his entering the country a had just arrived onboard a supervisor Juan Carlo Gomez, reportedly admitted his true The passenger, using his warning to aliens who plan on Maltese passport, allegedly using fake documents to enter Nigerian national who passed Philippine Airlines flight from the African passenger nationality and stated that left Malta in late December the country. himself as a citizen of Malta by Bangkok, Thailand when he presented a Maltese passport he acquired his bogus travel and flew to South Africa and "Apart from our highly presenting a bogus passport. was intercepted. and identity card. papers in Malta for US$2,500 Bangkok before proceeding to trained officers, we are also BI travel control and “He was denied entry But inconsistencies in from a Maltese citizen of Manila. using the latest technologies enforcement unit Chief Ma. and was included in our his statements aroused the Nigerian descent. According to Ukeje, he in fraud detection. These Timotea Barizo said 30-year- immigration blacklist for suspicion of the immigration The BI’s forensic secured the fake documents schemes will not pass," he old Onyebuchi Emmanuel using a spurious immigration officer who referred the document laboratory, because he was facing a warned. MDM