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Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:07:00 +0800117,000 Pfizer doses from COVAX set to arrive in April — official
Pfizer-BioNTech doses from the World Health Organization-led vaccine sharing initiative were supposed to arrive by mid-February but the delivery faced delays.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:03:00 +0800‘Bordering on the absurd’: PNP told to clarify ban on public displays of affection
"Ang bait naman ni COVID that it doesn't harm couples making out in private. This is a scientific eureka moment worthy of a Nobel Prize."
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:38:00 +0800Back to 'disiplina'? With rising COVID-19 cases, gov't scrambles to enforce health protocols anew
“Violators should be fined or otherwise penalized for violating all health protocols."
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:37:00 +0800Philippines to vaccinate 250,000 daily when most COVID-19 shots arrive
The country began its immunization last week following the arrival of donated Sinovac shots from China and AstraZeneca vaccines from COVAX Facility.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:00:00 +0800COVID-19 infections in Philippines hit 603,308 with 2,886 new cases
Of the total, 44,470 or 7.4% were active cases.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:13:00 +0800CHR disputes PNP's claim of 'nanlaban' anew after bloody Calabarzon raids
Police's claim of "nanlaban" in operations resulting in deaths should be determined by courts and not merely asserted sans a trial of facts, the Commission on Human Rights said Wednesday as cops rehashed the narrative after the bloody Calabarzon raid...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:05:00 +0800Skirting IATF rule, DILG lets 3 LGUs use antigen tests on travelers
The Department of the Interior and Local Government is letting three local governments use coronavirus antigen tests on travelers, contrary to a rule by the government’s pandemic task force that only allows RT-PCR tests.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:37:00 +0800Lawmakers want House to condemn stabbing of human rights lawyer
Eight lawmakers are calling on the House of Representatives to condemn and investigate the stabbing of a lawyer handling several human rights and public interest cases, stressing that the legislature must shield lawyers from attacks.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:33:00 +0800'Deploying more police to enforce health protocols an ineffective, anti-poor strategy'
Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called out the government for bringing back what she called a failed strategy.
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:27:00 +0800Allowing more PUVs will help ensure compliance to COVID-19 protocols — commuter group
“Bus and jeepney passengers know the rules and we believe that most of them want to obey these rules. However, it is a fact that there is a supply problem in the current public transportation landscape and this is a great hindrance in how to effect...