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Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:08:00 +0800
To avoid 'unnecessary' issues, Marcos won't release SALN if elected
"Because all politicians, they have opponents. They can find — they can make an issue even where there is no issue," Marcos said.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:34:00 +0800
DOH: Omicron sub-variant not yet seen in Philippines
“Until now, we have not yet detected any BA.2 sub-variant here in the country,” DOH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:11:00 +0800
Media, academe re-launch Tsek.ph to fact-check election disinformation
"This global collaboration effort is an important reminder of the importance of working together when facts are under attack, and fact-checking is needed more than ever," said Baybars Örsek, director of the International Fact-Checking Network, the ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:06:00 +0800
Philippines tallies 24,938 new COVID-19 infections
The country’s death toll rose by 47 to 53,519, while recoveries increased by 35,461 to 3,125,540.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:30:00 +0800
Petitioners asks Comelec to reverse dismissal of plea to cancel Marcos COC
Petitioners urging the Commission on Elections to cancel presidential aspirant Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s Certificate of Candidacy on Monday appealed the dismissal of their petition.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:05:00 +0800
Amid forecasts of thin power supply during elections, DOE told to ensure compliance among energy firms
"I am calling on the DoE to ensure that the NGCP (National Grid Corp. of the Philippines) and private companies follow the rules. If they do not comply, then don't let them operate, because the consumers will suffer," Sen. Win Gatchalian, who chairs ...

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:31:00 +0800
Duque: COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila have reached peak
COVID-19 cases in the capital region may have peaked already, the Department of Health said.

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:22:00 +0800
Doctors, lawyers question basis and fairness of 'requiring' vaccination
"Requiring vaccination as a prerequisite to restoring to work on-site is a form of coercion depriving Filipinos of their constitutional right to make informed decisions about their personal health," the group said. 

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:43:00 +0800
DOH: Allowances based on health workers' COVID-19 exposure risk more efficient
Last week, the DOH said the active hazard duty pay, meals, accommodation and transportation allowance, and the special risk allowance will be discontinued and replaced by a “more inclusive and responsive” One COVID-19 Allowance (OCA).

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 12:01:00 +0800
Pangilinan to gov't: Prioritize fuel subsidies, suspend excise taxes on oil
Vice Presidential bet Kiko Pangilinan repeated his call to the government to focus on giving fuel subsidies to public utility services and agricultural workers amid the continued rise in pump prices this week.



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