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Sun, 3 Jan 2021 17:07:00 +0800
63 Filipinos abroad added in DFA's COVID-19 count last week
Filipinos overseas infected with the coronavirus reached 12,892 three days into 2021, with more than 60 cases reported in total last week. 

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 17:01:00 +0800
Cops reminded to maintain 'close contact diary' as PNP adds 30 more COVID-19 cases
“This diary enables us to immediately identify and isolate every person that made close contact with our personnel in case any of them would become positive from the virus. We in the PNP already have a contact-tracing method based on the diary,” ...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Health officials record 891 more coronavirus cases, tally now at 477,807
(Updated) Three days into the New Year, the country's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caseload hit 477,807 Sunday after the Department of Health logged another 891 confirmed infections.

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 15:42:00 +0800
Ending VFA threat uncalled for if vaccine purchase efforts going well, Robredo says
In her weekly radio show, the country's top opposition figure said stirring tensions with other countries comes uncalled for, especially with two vaccine candidates — Pfizer and Moderna — coming from the US.

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 15:15:00 +0800
Panelo insists rule of law observed in vaccination of Duterte's security detail
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the vaccination was legally valid and consistent with the PSG's duty to secure the president.

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 14:55:00 +0800
Red Cross: Saliva COVID-19 test has 99% success rate in US
The cheaper, saliva-based test for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has garnered a 99% detection rate in the US, the Philippine Red Cross disclosed. 

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 13:49:00 +0800
COVID-19 crisis forcing students to online sex to continue schooling — senator
Senate Education Committee Chairman Sherwin Gatchalian cited a report where learners are engaging in online sex for buying gadgets and continue paying internet bills with the second quarter of the school year resuming this January.

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 11:16:00 +0800
VP: Sinopharm mess strains efforts for public to trust vaccines
Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday called for transparency in a probe into the unregulated Sinopharm vaccination of President Rodrigo Duterte's security detail, warning that the incident could stand to hurt efforts for the public to trust the supp...

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 10:02:00 +0800
Dela Rosa confident in 'fighting chance' of death penalty in Senate
"Our chances are good because there are seven of us pushing for it. We know that other senators who are still 50-50 on it can still be convinced if we debate them on it. So we have a fighting chance," he was quoted as saying in Filipino. 

Sun, 3 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Go ends 2020 giving aid to workers in Davao
Embracing the spirit of holiday giving, Sen. Bong Go spent Rizal Day in Davao City, distributing relief supplies to everyday workers who continue doing their jobs despite the ongoing pandemic.



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