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Wed, 6 Jan 2021 17:12:00 +0800
Guevarra vows IACAT will run after perpetrators of online sexual exploitation of children
Guevarra said he will asked the AMLC for a copy of its report, and “refer the matter to the IACAT for appropriate action.”  

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 17:01:00 +0800
Duterte signs laws extending validity of Bayanihan 2, 2020 budget
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed laws extending the availability of the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act funds and the P4.1-trillion 2020 national budget in a move that will allow the government to continue its pandemic response and economic recov...

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 16:54:00 +0800
CHR reminds PNP: Follow your own rules
"These standards must be carried out in full accordance with the rule of law while ensuring that the rights of all parties involved are respected."

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 16:38:00 +0800
AstraZeneca applies for COVID-19 vaccine emergency use in Philippines
The development brings the number of vaccine manufacturers seeking regulators' approval to two, following Pfizer which submitted theirs in late December.

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 16:05:00 +0800
'Fearless in fighting': Palace mourns death of MMDA chair Danilo Lim
Malacañang mourned the death of Metropolitan Manila Development Authority General Manager Chairman Danilo Lim and praised him for his service to the administration.

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 cases in Philippines exceed 480,000 with 1,047 new infections
Davao City posted the highest number of additional cases with 79. Quezon City came in second with 58, followed by Laguna with 55, and Bulacan and Cagayan de Oro City with 40 cases each. 

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 15:29:00 +0800
Philippines eyes 148 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in January, but talks hanging on global supply
Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr.'s pronouncement came as government seeks to allay criticism that it is lagging behind in the race among countries in securing possible jabs.

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 15:23:00 +0800
Passenger from Manila with UK variant negative for COVID-19 before HK flight — PAL
The presentation of a negative COVID-19 test by arriving passengers is required to enter Hong Kong.

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 14:39:00 +0800
Foreign dignitaries exempted from travel ban over new COVID-19 variant — IATF
The inter-agency task force on COVID-19 decided that "[f]oreign dignitaries who shall observe existing testing and quarantine protocols upon arrival" and those with "medical and emergency cases, including their medical escorts," will be exempted from...

Wed, 6 Jan 2021 13:47:00 +0800
Guevarra: NBI forensics team assisting PNP in investigating cause of Dacera's death
(Updated 3:09 p.m.) The National Bureau of Investigation’s forensics team is assisting the Philippine National Police looking into the cause of death of flight attendant Christine Dacera, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Wednesday.



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