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Sun, 21 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0800
DOH records 1,888 new COVID-19 cases in the Philippines
It has been 341 days since the enhanced community quarantine was first hoisted. The Philippines is still under the world's longest quarantine. 

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:42:00 +0800
5,000 in evacuation sites, 4,200 stranded in ports due to 'Auring'
Tropical Storm "Auring" (international name Dujuan) has forced more than 5,000 individuals to evacuation shelters, disaster response officials said Sunday.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 14:28:00 +0800
DOH: 18 more cases of UK coronavirus variant, total now at 62
"The DOH is currently investigating compliance to isolation protocols and the contact tracing done for these ROFs," the statement read. 

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:28:00 +0800
Angara hopes COVID-19 vaccine offer sheets get signed by end-February
The administration has only until end of February to sign the offer sheets for COVID-19 vaccines from foreign drugmakers, Sen. Sonny Angara said Sunday.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 11:13:00 +0800
With daily cases high and vaccines yet to arrive, VP questions easing quarantine
Vice President Leni Robredo opposes plans for the entire Philippines to shift to MGCQ starting March.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 09:29:00 +0800
'Auring' slows down, seen to weaken before landfall
"There is an increasing likelihood that 'Auring' will weaken into a tropical depression before it makes landfall due to persistent high vertical wind shear associated with the surge of the Northeast Monsoon. However, the possibility that the storm w...

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Bong Go to respect Duterte decision on VFA
Sen. Bong Go has vowed to respect whatever President Duterte decides to do with the country’s Visiting Forces Agreement with the United States.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800
More lawmakers back probe on Lumad center raid
More congressmen are supporting the move to conduct a House inquiry into the recent police operation at an educational center in Cebu where 21 Lumad students were dragged away by lawmen.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800
BOC collector gets Environmental Justice Award
A Bureau of Customs collector, who worked on sending back over 7,600 metric tons of illegal waste from South Korea in 2018, is one of the seven winners of the United Nations Environment Program Asia Environmental Enforcement Awards.

Sun, 21 Feb 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Hefty oil price hike seen this week
Oil prices would be raised by more than P1 per liter this week.



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