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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:21:00 +0800
Donated jabs may arrive in Philippines 'this week or next' — Sinovac exec
In a briefing Wednesday, Sinovac Biotech general manager Helen Yang said the initial shipment of vaccine doses is expected “very soon.”

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:19:00 +0800
Ampatuan massacre trial judge shortlisted for Court of Appeals justice post
The judge who handed down the historic ruling convicting members of the Ampatuan clan for the gruesome 2009 massacre of 57 has been shortlisted to become a justice of the Court of Appeals.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:05:00 +0800
DOH blindsided by DOLE plan to trade nurses for COVID-19 vaccines
(Updated 4:31 p.m.) The Department of Health said Wednesday that it is unaware and was not consulted on the plan of the Department of Labor and Employment to deploy more Filipino healthcare workers to the United Kingdom and Germany in exchange for C...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 16:00:00 +0800
COVID-19 cases in Philippines hit 566,420 with 1,557 new infections
The number of active cases stands at 30,970 or 5.5% of the nation’s confirmed cases, latest data from the Department of Health showed.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 15:30:00 +0800
Driven by hunger, urban poor go out for rumored relief drive but are haled into court instead
For the 21 residents of San Roque, Quezon City who, driven by hunger, went out to the streets on April 1, arrested and detained for days, their fight continues in the court.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:55:00 +0800
FDA, DOH to probe Mon Tulfo's use of smuggled Sinopharm jabs
FDA Director General Eric Domingo said the unauthorized vaccination activity will be referred to the agency’s regulatory enforcement unit for investigation.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:44:00 +0800
Ex-PNP chief Cascolan gets new post under Duterte's office
Former Philippine National Police chief Gen. Camilo Cascolan got a new government post, this time under President Rodrigo Duterte’s office.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:35:00 +0800
Pasig's Vico Sotto among world's 'anti-corruption champions' — US
"Victor Sotto, Mayor of Pasig, The Philippines, is a standard-bearer for a new generation of Philippine politicians who prioritize anticorruption and transparency initiatives in their election campaigns and in office," the US Department of State said...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 11:31:00 +0800
Warrant out vs 5 PDEA agents over staged drug bust in Dumaguete
Judge Mendoza said the conduct of the PDEA agents “shows contempt for the rule of law, which brings the entire justice system to disrepute and embarrassment.”

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 10:56:00 +0800
House probe sought into death of another infant separated from jailed mom
Members of the progressive Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives are calling on the chamber’s human rights panel to conduct an investigation into the death of another infant separated from her jailed mother.



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