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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:20:00 +0800COVID-19 vaccine indemnity fund clears Congress
The bill which creates a P500-million fund to compensate people who experience adverse effects due to coronavirus vaccines has cleared both houses of Congress, with the Senate approving the measure in a 22-0 vote a day after the House of Representati...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 17:12:00 +0800Duterte allies drag FIST law into Lopez loan hearing
“In the FIST law, and this is scary, there may be again abuses of the SPV law,” Anakalusugan party-list Rep. Mike Defensor said.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:29:00 +0800Lack of plans to safely reopen schools will hurt students, economy — PBED
"With no alternatives left, we are abandoning a generation of young people," the Philippine Business for Education said on Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0800Philippines logs 1,414 new COVID-19 cases as total hits 564,865
The number of people who are still undergoing treatment or quarantine stands at 28,817 or 5.3% of the total, the Department of Health reported.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:37:00 +0800Chinese man causes outage after sit-ups atop power pole — reports
A man in China scaled a utility pole to do sit-ups off the top of it, stunning onlookers and causing a power cut to thousands of homes, media said Tuesday.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:34:00 +0800Valenzuela City again threatens NLEX with suspension over RFID complaints
Valenzuela City is threatening the North Luzon Expressway with another suspension as it continues to receive complaints about the tollway’s RFID system.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:34:00 +0800Palace: Government mulling 50% insurance subsidy for hog raisers amid shortage
Augmenting the supply of pork in the market was one of the topics discussed during Monday night's Cabinet meeting at Malacañang, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:12:00 +0800Shakey's to restart building diners this year
Shakey's Pizza Asia Ventures Inc. is resuming its network expansion plan that was put on hold last year because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:12:00 +0800Cardinal Tagle gets another Vatican post
Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle earned an additional role in the Vatican after Pope Francis appointed him as a member of the body that operates like the Holy See’s central bank.
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:55:00 +0800LIST: 4 huge perks of gaming on big screen laser TV
Experience a whole new world of gaming with a Hisense 100” Laser TV this 2021.