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Sun, 20 Feb 2022 15:08:00 +0800
LRT-2 stations launch vaccination drive for rail commuters
"We encourage our commuters and their family members to get booster jabs for added protection as well as those who have no vaccines yet to avail of our vaccination drive."

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 13:39:00 +0800
Pacquiao thumbs down restrictions on sari-sari stores selling meds
"Not everyone has a car to go to town to buy medicine at night. Also, most of them only buy retail so maybe the fare or fuel consumed is more expensive than the medicine they buy."

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 11:05:00 +0800
DOH: Gov't still studying return to 'new normal' Alert Level 1 by March
"If we are to be downgraded to Alert Level 1, we must have flexible plans in case we are returned to Alert Level 2... We must have something like 'infection forecasting.'"

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:51:00 +0800
Masungi Georeserve deplores attack on forest rangers
"We deplore in the strongest terms yesterday’s horrific attack on our park rangers by people associated with illegal resorts in the Upper Marikina Watershed," Masungi Georeserve said in a statement.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 09:18:00 +0800
FLAG: Family of arrested community doctor granted access, but details on case still unclear
"As the records of the case are still not available to FLAG because the courts are closed until Monday, FLAG and Doc Naty are still unaware of the exact circumstances of the case that has allegedly been filed against her and the reason for her arrest...

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Pacquiao wants end to 5-6, excessive interest on loans
Presidential candidate Sen. Manny Pacquiao yesterday said he wants to criminalize loansharking and other usurious lending practices that have preyed upon cash-strapped Filipinos over the years.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Big boost seen for tourism jobs
The government’s decision to accept the vaccination certificates of 12 more countries is seen by the Department of Tourism as a means to attract foreign travelers and help restore thousands of jobs in the Philippines.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Ping to have ‘one standard’ in government
There will be “one standard” in the government under the Lacson administration, as observing a double standard will mess everything up, according to Partido Reporma standard-bearer Sen. Panfilo Lacson.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Group behind Duterte’s 2016 bid endorses Moreno
2022 presidential candidate and Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has earned the support of a group that also carried then Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte into the presidency in 2016.

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0800
Robredo wants reintegration program, pension fund for OFWs
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo has committed to strengthen reintegration programs for overseas Filipino workers who wish to return and work in the Philippines.



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