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Philippine military offers free meals to communities affected by COVID-19 pandemic

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Manila, Apr 20 (EFE/EPA).- Dozens of Filipinos on Monday queued up for free meals from a mobile kitchen set up by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for low income communities affected by the coronavirus pandemic in Quezon City.Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened a martial law-like crackdown in case the number of quarantine violators continues to rise, according to media reports. Police said that more than 100,000 individuals have violated the quarantine protocols - caught outside their homes without valid reasons. The Philippines began massive tests last week to isolate positive, even asymptomatic, cases to contain the disease thanks to donations from China, South Korea and Brunei, in addition to having received a team of Chinese doctors to advise their Filipino colleagues in response to the pandemic. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: FILIPINOS QUEUING UP FOR FREE MEALS FROM THE PHILIPPINE ARMED FORCES IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES.

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