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Sat, 9 Jan 2021 17:28:00 +0800
Christine Dacera’s parents want medico-legal examiner sacked
The parents of Christine Dacera want a Scene of the Crime Operatives medico-legal officer immediately sacked for his supposed “gross negligence and gross incompetence” in the examination of their daughter’s body following her death.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 16:00:00 +0800
Coronavirus cases in the Philippines exceed 485,000 with 1,952 new infections
(Updated 4:15 p.m.) The health department on Saturday tallied 1,952 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the national caseload to 485,797.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 15:55:00 +0800
Spike in COVID-19 cases feared as thousands flock Quiapo for Black Nazarene feast
Experts fear that a spike in COVID-19 cases would happen as thousands of devotees flocked Quiapo in the city of Manila for the feast of the Black Nazarene.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 13:00:00 +0800
The process of charter change, explained
What is charter change, anyway? And why should we care about the whole process?

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:11:00 +0800
Some 400,000 devotees seen at Quiapo for Traslacion 2021 — Manila police
(Update 2 3:53 p.m.) Throngs of devotees poured into the Quiapo area for Traslacion 2021 despite the pandemic and the cancellation of the traditional Black Nazarene procession, officials of the City of Manila confirmed Saturday. 

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
Pag-asa, eagle of hope, dies at 28
Philippine Eagle Pag-asa is dead.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
91% of Pinoys fear COVID-19 infection – SWS
Nine in 10 Filipino adults fear that they or someone in their immediate family might catch the coronavirus disease, results of the latest Social Weather Stations survey showed.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
House bill sets Philippines archipelagic sea lanes
As the territorial dispute with China over areas in the West Philippine Sea remains unresolved, a measure setting limits on the entry and passage of foreign vessels and aircraft in the country’s territorial seas has been filed at the House of Repre...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
SC sets oral arguments on anti-terror law petitions
The Supreme Court has set on Jan. 19 the oral arguments for the 37 petitions questioning the constitutionality of the Anti-Terror Act of 2020, which took effect in July last year.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0800
DOST keen on starting WHO Solidarity Trials
The Department of Science and Technology is keen on immediately starting local clinical trials for candidate COVID vaccines under the World Health Organization Solidarity Trials, but there has been no word yet from the WHO.



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