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Sun, 9 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0800
For second straight day, Philippines sets record with 28,707 new COVID-19 cases
It has been 663 days since the first enhanced community quarantine was hoisted over some parts of Luzon, and the Philippines remains under the world's longest quarantine.

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 15:26:00 +0800
Election period begins: Comelec imposes checkpoints, gun ban
With the formal election period officially starting and law enforcers manning joint checkpoints, the Philippine National Police said it has begun enforcing the nationwide gun ban until June 8, 2022.

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:53:00 +0800
Marcos gave radio interview before disqualification case hearing
A medical certificate signed by one Dr. Benedict Francis Valdecanas claimed that Marcos was experiencing body malaise and that he had "difficulty in speaking due to a painfully congested throat."

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 14:08:00 +0800
Longer terms for president, lawmakers, local officials pushed in Congress
"The three-year term for members of the House of  Representatives, as the past experiences would show, is a very very short term," Resolution of Both Houses No. 7, which urges both chambers of Congress to convene as a Constituent Assembly, reads.Â...

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 13:47:00 +0800
Alarmed over viral photo of PWD climbing stairs, CHR calls for better facilities
"We urge the administration of the LRT and MRT to ensure that all facilities, which cater to the specific needs of Persons with Disability, are properly working. The government should also do the same for all buildings and facilities—public and pri...

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 09:55:00 +0800
OCTA: Metro Manila positivity rate 'likely' to breach 50% in coming days
An elevated positivity rate means authorities may need to tighten movement restrictions to break the virus contagion.

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
CBCP head: How much longer do we celebrate mass in empty churches?
Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines president and Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgillio David could not help but ask how much longer he will be celebrating masses before an empty church amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in the country?

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
PAL appeals for passengers’ patience
Flag carrier Philippine Airlines is appealing for passengers’ patience over challenges to serve them promptly, saying that it has been receiving an increasing number of calls for rebooking and cancellations as COVID-19 cases in the country surge.

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Go to hospitals, test centers: Follow price cap on swabs
Hospitals, laboratories and other health facilities should follow the price cap for COVID-19 tests set by the government, Sen. Bong Go said.

Sun, 9 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Pfizer vaccines for 5-11 set to arrive
The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines meant for the pediatric group or those aged five to 11 years are set to arrive in mid-January, National Task Force Against COVID-19 adviser Teodoro Herbosa said Friday.



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