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Tue, 5 Jan 2021 17:15:00 +0800
QC gov't finalizing talks for purchase of 750,000 doses COVID-19 vaccines
The Quezon City government is finalizing its talks with a pharmaceutical firm for its purchase of 750,000 doses of vaccines against the coronavirus for its residents.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 17:03:00 +0800
Duterte OKs medical scholarship program, 3 other bills
Republic Act 11509 or the "Doktor Para sa Bayan Act" aims to establish a medical scholarship and return service program to help deserving students pursue medical education and training and enable them to serve government public health offices or hosp...

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:56:00 +0800
Duterte finally signs anti-red tape bill into law
President Rodrigo Duterte finally signed into law a new anti-red tape bill that would allow him to "expedite" the processing and release of business permits "in times of national calamity."

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:47:00 +0800
National athletes to get free COVID-19 vaccine
Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino said they could fund the vaccination of more or less 1,000 members of the national team.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:19:00 +0800
Dovish Diokno to keep rates low 'for many quarters to come'
Not even a faster consumer price uptick would stop the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas from keeping interest rates at historic-low over the "next few quarters."

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:18:00 +0800
'It's time': Janella Salvador, Markus Paterson post cryptic baby photos
The couple had been the subject of pregnancy rumors since revealing their relationship in September 2020.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:05:00 +0800
Golf swinging into new heights in pandemic times
Golf is in some kind of a boom during this stretch of the global health crisis with clubs enjoying tremendous increase in players’ turnout the last few months.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 cases in Philippines climb past 479,000 with 937 new infections
The latest figures showed that of the total cases, 21,997 or 4.6% are active.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 15:55:00 +0800
Following Duterte's order, senators stress hearing into use of unauthorized vaccine must continue
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday asserted that Congress must continue to conduct a legislative probe into the use of unauthorized vaccines in the country, even with the Presidential Security Group ordered to keep mum on the matter.

Tue, 5 Jan 2021 15:46:00 +0800
House probe on PSG’s vaccination sought despite Duterte’s call for Congress to stand down
The leftist Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives is calling for an investigation into the inoculation of members of the Presidential Security Group with a smuggled coronavirus vaccine, defying President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Congress...



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