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Tue, 4 Jan 2022 17:24:00 +0800
No shortage here: Paracetamol trivia to know before your next drugstore visit
In light of recent claims that there is a paracetamol shortage in drug stores, which the Department of Health denied, here are some facts about the much-talked about drug:

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 17:19:00 +0800
Palace: Government open to reassessing price caps on RT-PCR tests
Nograles urged those who have COVID-19 symptoms or who were exposed to infected persons to isolate themselves and to immediately have themselves tested.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:45:00 +0800
New COVID-19 surge dashes Duterte's hopes for early shift to 'Alert Level 1'
But analysts believe the fresh wave won’t derail recovery as the country learns to live with the virus.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:40:00 +0800
De Lima: Bilibid riot probe should seek cause of 'general restlessness' at prison
Sen. Leila de Lima urged authorities to identify the root causes of the recent riot at the New Bilibid Prison that left three Persons Deprived of Liberty dead and injured 14 others.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:14:00 +0800
Olympic body backs Obiena vs PATAFA: 'We'll fight for EJ'
The Philippine Olympic Committee rallied behind embattled EJ Obiena, saying the former will adopt the latter should the Tokyo Olympian pole-vaulter be dropped from the national team.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:06:00 +0800
Philippines logs 5,434 new COVID-19 infections; active cases at nearly 30K
Of the newly-reported cases, 99% occurred in the last 14 days

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 15:49:00 +0800
NBI to look into schemes to cut quarantine for pay
Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Tuesday that he ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to look into possible willful violations of mandatory quarantine protocols.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 15:34:00 +0800
Alex Eala starts 2022 at No. 8 in world junior rankings
Filipina tennis sensation Alex Eala will resume her steady rise in the world rankings from eighth place after a stellar 2021 campaign that even catapulted her to second spot at one point.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +0800
GCheck these tips to spot phishing scams and protect yourself
Scammers are getting more and more creative that we have to be G to be informed about what’s going on. Knowing the different ways they work is the first step in protecting ourselves.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 15:02:00 +0800
SC reduces coverage, duration of 2020/21 Bar exams
The Supreme Court reduced the coverage and shortened the duration of the 2020/21 Bar Examinations, amid the uptick of COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant and damaging effects of Typhoon Odette that ravaged parts of the country late December.



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