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Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:14:00 +0800
No internal rules yet, but DOJ promises terrorist designation can be appealed
As the Anti-Terrorism Council looks into designating 25 personalities as terrorists, the Department of Justice said the body has yet to iron out internal rules for delisting but promised terror tags can be appealed.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 16:01:00 +0800
Philippines' COVID-19 cases reach grim 1 million with 8,929 more infections
The Philippines breached a million COVID-19 infections on Monday as officials reported 8,929 additional cases.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:44:00 +0800
Moderna seeks emergency use approval for COVID-19 vaccine in Philippines
Moderna has applied for emergency use approval of its COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines, the FDA said.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:33:00 +0800
DOH: Government can't compel COVID-19 vaccination but getting jab is 'moral obligation'
In a briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stressed that COVID-19 vaccination should be “purely voluntary.”

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:25:00 +0800
In photos: H.E.R. brings Filipina mother to Oscars 2021
Ahead of Mother's Day next month, Filipino-American singer-songwriter H.E.R. brought her Filipina mom Agnes to the Oscars red carpet earlier today.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:08:00 +0800
Erap to leave hospital after battle with COVID-19 — Jinggoy
Former president Joseph "Erap" Estrada will be discharged from the hospital today after a bout with COVID-19, his son Jinggoy said. 

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:01:00 +0800
With probe stalled for a year, Jory Porquia's son asks DOJ to look into his murder
Lean Porquia wrote to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to ask that his father’s case be included in Administrative Order 35 committee investigations.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 15:01:00 +0800
Fil-Am H.E.R., Asians make Oscars 2021 history despite Asian hate
Amid news of Asian hate, singer-songwriter H.E.R. is among the many Asians that won big at the 93rd Academy Awards in Hollywood earlier today.

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:25:00 +0800
Earth Month 2021: Companies with green practices that inspire
In time for the 51st year of the world celebrating Earth Day last April 22, the one time when there is a concerted effort to pay respect and give Mother Nature its due, Philstar.com lists some of the best practices companies have come up to protect ...

Mon, 26 Apr 2021 14:10:00 +0800
With corporate levies cut, Duterte gov't looks to state firms for revenues
The Duterte administration wants to hike the portion of earnings that state-run corporations are required to remit to the National Treasury in a bid to to raise more cash to fund the economy's recovery from a pandemic-led crash.



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